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Jerry Saltz

Works of art often last forever, or nearly so. But exhibitions themselves, especially gallery exhibitions, are like flowers they bloom and then they die, then exist only as memories, or pressed in magazines and books.

Jerry Saltz

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Art pieces tend to endure over long periods, while exhibitions are temporary events that only exist for a short time. After they end, exhibitions survive mainly through people's memories or through photos and articles in publications.

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