In the seventies, a group of American artists seized the means not of …

Jerry Saltz
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In the seventies, a group of American artists seized the means not of production but of reproduction. They tore apart visual culture at a time of no money, no market, and no one paying attention except other artists. Vietnam and Watergate had happened; everything in America was being questioned. ✨ Great Artists Steal. nymag.com. May 10, 2009.
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