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Golda Meir

The public history of modern art is the story of conventional people not knowing what they are dealing with.

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Golda Meir is saying that most people have misunderstood or failed to grasp the true nature of modern art throughout its history. This lack of understanding has shaped how modern art has been publicly perceived and recorded over time.

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