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The highest wisdom incarnated in the poorest body. And even in straw mixed with manure: the final substances in which, by a rare miracle, the origin and strength of life emerge anew. The circle closes.

— Antoni Tàpies

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quote on using 'poor' materials, he used in his 'Arte Povera' works

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