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3 days agoIt's Art-World Summer in NYC
Betye Saar’s Black doll collection and Roberto Lugo’s Puerto Rico tribute offer major New York art visits during the summer slowdown.
In fact, the Chilean artist even believed she would die in obscurity, although she told EL PAIS that the lack of external recognition never deterred her from dedicating her life to art. I remember reading a children's biography of Mozart, a genius who reached the point of despair out of going hungry, and the idea stuck with me that sublime art wasn't related to recognition, value, or money, she confessed.