The artist's aim is not to instruct the viewer, but to give information, whether the viewer understands the information is incidental to the artist. (Sol LeWitt)

The artist's aim is not to instruct the viewer, but to give information, whether the viewer understands the information is incidental to the artist.

Sol LeWitt

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