23:10 - Sculpting in time
It is obvious that art cannot teach anyone anything, since in four thousand years humanity has learnt nothing at all.
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In any case it is perfectly clear that the goal for all art - unless of course it is aimed at the 'consumer', like a salable commodity - is to explain to the artist himself and to those around him what man lives for, what is the meaning of his existence. To explain to people the reason for their appearance on this planet; or if not to explain, at the least to pose the question.
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