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Article: The way I see it: artists on politics
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- New Statesman
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- February 16, 2009
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Hans Ulrich Obrist, curator
Does art make a difference?
Yes, in the sense that it very often anticipates things. That is the case for Picasso's Guernica, for instance. Even though it is a work that was made to comment on a specific war, it is an enduring manifesto for peace.
Does money corrupt an artist?
Art can never be reduced to money because it examines and reflects other worlds and other realities. Great artists have always been free spirits and very independent minds, even if some of them are deemed valuable by the art market. The connection between art and money cannot be denied, but ultimately money and power are transitory phenomena.
Is your art for the many or the few?
I have ...