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Its too simplistic to advance the notion of the autonomy of art as a reason for turning away from the public.
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"It's too simplistic to advance the notion of the autonomy of art as a reason for turning away from the public. You can have autonomy and simultaneously have connections with the social and political world"

- Thom Mayne

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Thom Mayne's quote recommends that it is insufficient to simply argue that art should be independent from the public as well as politics. Instead, he suggests that art can have autonomy while still having links with the public and also political world. This suggests that art can be independent and also still be relevant to the public and also politics. Mayne's quote suggests that art ought to not be isolated from the general public and also politics, but rather ought to be engaged with them in order to be purposeful and pertinent. He says that art must be self-governing, but not completely separated from the public as well as national politics. This allows art to remain independent while still being attached to the public and national politics. By doing so, art can stay independent while still being relevant and meaningful to the public and politics.
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Thom Mayne This quote is written / told by Thom Mayne somewhere between January 19, 1942 and today. He was a famous Architect from USA. The author also have 19 other quotes.

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