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| "An artist, if he's unselfish and passionate, is always a living protest. Just to open his mouth is to protest: against conformism, against what is official, public, or national, what everyone else feels comfortable with, so the moment he opens his mouth, an artist is engaged, because opening his mouth is always scandalous.” |
Pier Paolo Pasolini (5 March 1922 – 2 November 1975)
That is true regardless of their medium - and the discomfort their protests cause might go some way to explaining why so many artists are not recognised/celebrated until long after they have gone.
ReplyDeleteWell put, Sue!
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