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..the function of art work is.. ..the renewal of memories of moments of perfection.

— Agnes Martin

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When I cover the square surface with rectangles, it lightens the weight of the square. Destroys its power.

To live truly and effectively the idea of achievement must be given up. Put unsentimental piety first, turn your back on the world, and get on with it.

I am staying unsettled and trying not to talk for three years. I want to do it very much.

Inspiration comes from a clear mind. Right straight through. We have nothing to do with it.

My interest is in experience that is wordless and silent, and in the fact that this experience can be expressed for me in art work which is also wordless and silent.

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In the practical use of our intellect, forgetting is as important a function as recollecting.

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