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" From my standpoint, being an artist, I want to see what the new construction is between artist and audience. "

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" I suppose for me as an artist it wasn't always just about expressing my work; I really wanted, more than anything else, to contribute in some way to the culture that I was living in. It just seemed like a challenge to move it a little bit towards the way I thought it might be interesting to go. "

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" I'm just an individual who doesn't feel that I need to have somebody qualify my work in any particular way. I'm working for me. "

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