I wasn't exposed to art as I was growing up, and can't recall the first time I saw a work of art. However, I remember very clearly a vision I had of a little green reindeer when I was a child, and visions emanate from the same mythical area where painting resides. Whatever the reason, I immediately felt comfortable working with visual materials. β¨ William S. Burroughs (2001). Burroughs Live: The Collected Interviews of William S. Burroughs, 1960-1997, Semiotext
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