“Art is a guaranty of sanity.”

— Louise Bourgeois

Louise Bourgeois, "Art is a Guaranty of Sanity," title of 2000 drawing, Pencil on pink paper, 27.9 x 21.5 cm. Collection Museum of Modern Art, New York
Also found elsewhere as "Art is a guarantee(sic) of sanity, that is the most important thing I have said."
Variant: Art is a Guaranty of Sanity.

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American and French sculptor 1911–2010

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