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Also, since art is a vehicle for the transmission of ideas through form, the reproduction of the form only reinforces the concept. it is the idea that is being reproduced. anyone who understands the work of art owns it. we all own the mona lisa.
-Sol LeWitt
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Sol LeWitt
Also, since art is a vehicle for the transmission of ideas through form, the reproduction of the form only reinforces the concept. it is the idea that is being reproduced. anyone who understands the work of art owns it. we all own the mona lisa.
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