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" I think there is something about countries and nations that is hard to define. And, in fact, that's probably why we create such massive boundaries - because it's so slippery where they begin and where they end. "

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" So many a time, I would find myself stuck in my studio while, in another country, my exhibitions were opening and I was being celebrated. "

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