"Hic et Ille", p. 104
The Dyer's Hand, and Other Essays (1962)
“I have forced myself to contradict myself in order to avoid conforming to my own tastes.”
Quote by Harriet & Sidney Janis in 'Marchel Duchamp: Anti-Artist' in View magazine 3/21/45; reprinted in Robert Motherwell, Dada Painters and Poets (1951)
1921 - 1950
Variant: I force myself to contradict myself in order to avoid conforming to my own taste.
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