The various parts of the body cannot be perceived as simple units and have no clear relationship to one another. In almost every detail the body is n… - Kenneth Clark

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The various parts of the body cannot be perceived as simple units and have no clear relationship to one another. In almost every detail the body is not the shape that art has led us to believe it should be.

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About Kenneth Clark

Kenneth McKenzie Clark, Baron Clark of Saltwood, OM, CH, KCB, FBA (13 July 1903 – 21 May 1983) was an English art historian and director of London's National Gallery (1934–1945) who is remembered for his television series Civilisation first broadcast in 1969.

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Alternative Names: Baron Clark • Kenneth Clark Lord Clark of Saltwood • Kenneth MacKenzie, Lord Clark of Saltwood Clark • Kenneth, Lord Clark of Saltwood Clark
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As I have said, it may be difficult to define civilization, but it isn't so difficult to recognize barbarism.
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People sometimes tell me that they prefer barbarism to civilisation. I doubt if they have given it a long enough trial. Like the people of Alexandria, they are bored by civilisation; but all the evidence suggests that the boredom of barbarism is infinitely greater.
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