“There has never been any division between my life and my work.<references/”

—  Marisa Merz

Source: [Zero to Infinity: Arte Povera 1962-1972: Marisa Merz, http://www.tate.org.uk/modern/exhibitions/artepovera/marisamerz.htm, 17 January 2010]

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