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"As with the Princess Di crash, which sent the media on the most insane feeding frenzy. From the moment of the crash, the pornography of sentiment never let up."

Barbara Kruger, American Artist

Media, Pornography, Sentiment

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"As with the Princess Di crash, which sent the media on the most insane feeding frenzy. From the moment of the crash, the pornography of sentiment never let up."

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"Although my art work was heavily informed by my design work on a formal and visual level, as regards meaning and content the two practices parted ways."

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