The creative act is not performed by the artist alone; the spectator brings the work in contact with the external world by deciphering and interpreting its inner qualifications and thus adds his contribution to the creative act.
Marcel DuchampAbout author
- Author's profession: Artist
- Nationality: french
- Born: July 28, 1887
- Died: October 2, 1968
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