Quotes by Jean Dubuffet

Jean Dubuffet

French artist

Lived from: 1901 - 1985

Category: Artists Country: FlagFrance

Born: 31 july 1901 Died: 12 may 1985

  • The State has but one face for me: that of the police. To my eyes, all of the State's ministries have this single face, and I cannot imagine the ministry of culture other than as the police of culture, with its prefect and commissioners.

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  • Art is the most passionate orgy within man's grasp.
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  • The State has but one face for me: that of the police. To my eyes, all of the State's ministries have this single face, and I cannot imagine the ministry of culture other than as the police of culture, with its prefect and commissioners.
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  • What culture lacks is the taste for anonymous, innumerable germination. Culture is smitten with counting and measuring; it feels out of place and uncomfortable with the innumerable; its efforts tend, on the contrary, to limit the numbers in all domains; it tries to count on its fingers.
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