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" I've always been curious about the things that I'm afraid to look at, that make me embarrassed or bother me. "

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" When certain things reach a tipping point, and you know people's lives are in danger, you have to decide that it's time to speak up, and you have to say something loud and clear. "

" I feel that art is beyond language. "

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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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