media saturation is probably very destructive to art. New movements get overexposed and exhausted before they have a … - Joyce Johnson

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Joyce Johnson

media saturation is probably very destructive to art. New movements get overexposed and exhausted before they have a chance to grow, and they turn to ashes in a short time. Some degree of time and obscurity is often very necessary to artists.

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