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I don't like art that is too much intellect. I like it to speak to my heart, my reason.
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The speaker prefers art that does more than offer an intellectual puzzle. It should reach the heart while also engaging reason, bringing feeling and thought together. The point is not to reject intelligence, but to resist art that feels purely cerebral and leaves no personal or emotional response.
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- The Metropolitan Museum of Art
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