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Albert Camus on Art

1913–1960 France

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Artistic creation is a demand for unity and a rejection of the world.

The Rebel (1951)

If the world were clear, art would not exist.

The Myth of Sisyphus (1942)

Art is the activity that exalts and denies simultaneously. "No artist tolerates reality," says Nietzsche.

The Rebel (1951)

It takes time to live. Like any work of art, life needs to be thought about.

A Happy Death (written 1936-38 (1971)

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Quotes and notes from Wikiquote: Albert Camus (page history), available under CC BY-SA 4.0.