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For a long time, I thought I would like to be a doctor. Such a good profession. So explicitly good. Never a waste of time.

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Hans Haacke

Art-making is just another part of the consciousness industry.

Art, Art Making, Consciousness, Industry, Part
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Museums are managers of consciousness. They give us an interpretation of history, of how to view the world and locate ourselves in it. They are, if you want to put it in positive terms, great educational institutions. If you want to put it in negative terms, they are propaganda machines.

Consciousness, Educational, History, Machines, Museums, Views

In order to gain some insight into the forces that elevate certain products to the level of 'works of art' it is helpful - among other investigations - to look into the economic and political underpinnings of the institutions, individuals and groups who share in the control of power.

Art, Order, Political, Share, Works

The artist's business requires an involvement in practically everything. . . The total scope of information he receives day after day is of concern.

Artist, Business, Concern, Day, Information

An artist is not an isolated system. In order to survive he has to interact continuously with the world around him. . . Theoretically there are no limits to his involvement.

Artist, Continuously, Limits, Order, Survival, World

When works of art are presented like rare butterflies on the walls, they're decontextualized. We admire their beauty, and I have nothing against that, per se. But there is more to art than that.

Art, Butterfly, Like, Wall, Walls
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