Art is the perpetual motion of illusion. The highest purpose of art is…

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Art is the perpetual motion of illusion. The highest purpose of art is to inspire. What else can you do? What else can you do for any one but inspire them? ✨ Interview with Jonathan Cott, www.rollingstone.com. January 26, 1978.
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Art is the perpetual motion of illusion. The highest purpose of art is to inspire. What else can you do? What else can you do for any one but inspire them? ✨ Interview with Jonathan Cott, www.rollingstone.com. January 26, 1978.

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