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"But art has a responsibility to do something, doesn't it—l mean, it was given a purpose by the artist, and now that that purpose is fulfilled, what purpose do I—I mean does it even serve anymore, what's the point of it all?"
"Then it has no other purpose but to exist for its own sake, doesn't it?"
"... I suppose you're right—so the artist is dead, long live the art, is that what you're saying..."