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So at a time in which the media give the public everything it wants and desires, maybe art should adopt a much more aggr
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"So at a time in which the media give the public everything it wants and desires, maybe art should adopt a much more aggressive attitude towards the public. I myself am very much inclined to take this position"

- Thom Mayne

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Thom Mayne is suggesting that art must take a more aggressive position towards the general public in a time when the media is supplying the public with whatever it desires. He believes that art should be more confrontational and challenge the public to believe differently. He is promoting for art to be more intriguing and to push the limits of what is accepted. He is likewise suggesting that art should be more than simply a source of home entertainment, but must be used to challenge the public to think critically and to question the status quo. Mayne believes that art needs to be used to challenge the public to think outside of package and to consider alternative perspectives. He is advocating for art to be more than just a source of entertainment, but to be used to challenge the public to think differently.

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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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