Art is necessary in order that man should be able to recognize and change the world. But art is also necessary by virtue of the magic inherent in it. (Ernst Fischer)

Art is necessary in order that man should be able to recognize and change the world. But art is also necessary by virtue of the magic inherent in it.

Ernst Fischer

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