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El arte tiene que perturbar, no tiene que divertir.
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The statement says art does not need to be pleasant or amusing to matter. Its value may lie in disturbing the audience: challenging comfortable ideas, stirring difficult feelings, or making people look at something differently. Entertainment is presented as optional, while disturbance is treated as an essential part of art.
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