“All artforms are in the service of the greatest of all arts: the art of living.”
Bertolt Brecht (1898–1956) German poet, playwright, theatre director
“Art is for all — and the greatest art proves it.”
Diary, 29 August 1932.
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The Beauty of Life (1880).
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“I declare peace the greatest work of art.”
Wolf Vostell (1932–1998) German painter and sculptor
Wolf Vostell (1980) Wolf Vostell : de-collagen; Verwischungen. p. 23
Original: Ich erkläre den Frieden zum größten Kunstwerk.