I think most artists are absolutely aghast at the world they liv… — The Museum as Large-Room Pinball Machine, Marshall McLuhan, Harley Parker, and Museum Professionals, 1967, full transcript of a seminar at the City Museum of New York, October 9-10, 1967, edited by William Buxton, published by U. of Alberta Press, 2026, p 153

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I think most artists are absolutely aghast at the world they live in, and they just wonder how it is possible for the world to be like that. And they never stop until they have shaped a pattern that explains why. They are incredulous. They simply say, “It couldn’t be. Nothing could be that amazing.”

The Museum as Large-Room Pinball Machine, Marshall McLuhan, Harley Parker, and Museum Professionals, 1967, full transcript of a seminar at the City Museum of New York, October 9-10, 1967, edited by William Buxton, published by U. of Alberta Press, 2026, p 153

Quote #515

Year: 1967

Chapters: Art, Artists | Perception

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