In so far as he is a creator, the artist does not belong to a social group already moulded by a culture, but to a culture which he is by way of building up. (André Malraux)

In so far as he is a creator, the artist does not belong to a social group already moulded by a culture, but to a culture which he is by way of building up.

André Malraux

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