Our art culture makes no attempt to search the past for pre… - André Malraux

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Our art culture makes no attempt to search the past for precedents, but transforms the entire past into a sequence of provisional responses to a problem that remains intact.

André Malraux

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André Georges Malraux (November 3, 1901 – November 23, 1976) was a French novelist, adventurer, art historian and statesman. He served as Minister for Cultural Affairs from 1958 to 1969.

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Alternative Names: Georges André Malraux • Andre Malraux • Malraux • André Georges Malraux • Georges-Andre Malraux • Malraux, André • Malraux, Georges André

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