Steve AylettWe have truth in order not to die of art.
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Jean-Paul Sartre said, “We have truth in order not to die of art.” The true value of art lies in its ability to push you over the edge. When it causes you to question your deepest beliefs, when it causes you to think about the things you are not supposed to think about, when it causes you to question what you are thinking—then art is truly great.
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