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" Andy Warhol defined Pop Art. "

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" I believe that an art exhibition can be engaging, fun and deeply intellectually satisfying and serious. These are not contradictory concepts in art. "

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" Many of the museum directors who make an impact personally curate exhibitions. "

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" Every day you run into artists on the streets in SoHo or other creative people you want to do something with. There's nothing to match that chance encounter. "

" Overall, I think any opportunity to expose people to art on a mass level - to have some kid in Oklahoma say to his mother, 'I want to be an artist' - is a good thing. "