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— Matthew Slotover"Art is about the context in which it is made as much as the object itself; objects take on different meanings in different contexts. If the artist is unaware of the context, it's very unlikely the work will be very good."
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Duchamp's urinal was art once he put it in a gallery. In fact, one working definition of art is anything that is in a gallery.
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Street art is designed to be seen out of the corner of your eye, on the hoof. Art that's made for galleries is made to be looked at in a more static way for a longer period of time and may not be so striking immediately, but perhaps resonates for a longer period.
— Matthew Slotover
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