"Atomic physics, was the worst thing that happened in the 20th century."

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“Auto-destructive art is conceived as a desperate last-minute subversive political weapon used by artists. It is an attack on the Capitalist system and the production of war materials. It is committed to nuclear disarmament and people's struggle.”

“Facing up to the Nazis and the powers of the Nazi state coloured my life as an artist.”

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