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The
Devil takes a long sip of his Bloody Mary.
“Another
piece of advice: never tell the truth”, continues the Joker. “Fool everyone, and
above all, fool yourself. This is the key to success in the art world. You have
to fool yourself so deeply, so sincerely, that in the end, you can't
distinguish truth from falsehood. Once you believe your own deception, you will
succeed.”
“What
about the technique?”
“Another
trickery. The best spend half their lives learning the technique and the other
half unlearning it. Start directly at the end: forget about technique. Find a
gesture that makes you unique and repeat it until you disappear in it.”
“Disappearing
is one of my best skills. Three, two, one... and I vanish. Anything else?”
“Pretend
you know what you're talking about, even if you have no idea. Speak with
conviction. And let your intuition guide you. Dare to contradict yourself.
Treat anyone who accuses you of being an impostor as ignorant.”
“I am
the spirit of contradiction...”
GABRIEL VENTURA
Excerpt of the exhibition text
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