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Society tells you that when you're old you have to retire. You have to defy that. Yoko Ono

You Old Society Defy Tells Retire

I relate to happiness as an ecstatic moment - something you don't create, you encounter. Yoko Ono

Happiness You Relate Something Ecstatic Encounter Create Moment

I never thought I would go into the dance charts. Yoko Ono

Dance Thought Would Charts Never Go

Dancing is a very healthy thing to do for our body. Yoko Ono

Healthy Our Dancing Healthy Thing Very Body Thing

Reality can be elastic, and I want to see how elastic it can be, you know? Yoko Ono

You Reality See Know How Want Elastic

I enjoy doing my work, and I don't want to deal with the other things. When you enjoy doing your work so much, why deal with where to show, how to show, what to do? If the artist finds the right gallery which respects their work and gives them that freedom to do whatever they want to do, the artist can focus on his work. A. Balasubramaniam

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My work is not directly about the social or political. A. Balasubramaniam

Work Political About Directly Social

I think that music and visual arts can complement themselves nicely. They do different things - the music forces you into a different mood and perspective whilst the visual stuff can engage you in a more direct cognitive manner. Aaron Koblin

Beware of addictive medicines. Everything in moderation. This applies particularly to the Internet and your sofa. The physical world is ultimately the source of all inspiration. Which is to say, if all else fails: take a bike ride. Aaron Koblin

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When I look at a pie chart, I just go numb. Aaron Koblin

Chart Pie Look Go Just Numb

I've always been a bit of a mix between art and technology. I used to paint a lot, but I'm not very good with my hands. It has always been a fusion between my computer gaming interests and being exposed to the rich data of society that we live in. Aaron Koblin

What's clear - and exciting - is that communication for social change is growing. Aaron Koblin

Change Communication Clear Exciting Social Social Change Growing

I've always loved music and held it as a sacred thing that I can't touch, as I don't really want to deconstruct it or be a musician. Aaron Koblin

Music Musician Touch Sacred Always Want Loved Held Really Thing

My work is focused on using data to tell stories and explore our common humanity. Aaron Koblin

Work Humanity Our Focused Tell Data Common Stories Explore Using

As we get more transparent with data sets about infrastructure and systems management, I have a feeling we'll see big changes in how we think about complexity and our relationship to our actions. Aaron Koblin

Relationship Management Feeling Big Think Sets Changes Our Complexity Systems See About Data More How Get Infrastructure Transparent Actions

As a kid, I was always into art at the same time as computers, and eventually I realised I was making more interesting stuff with my keyboard than with my hands. I really enjoyed modifying computer games more than playing them, so that got me into programming. Aaron Koblin

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The truth is I'm not actually an expert programmer! I really don't consider myself to be an expert at anything. For me, it's more about having a well-rounded and broad horizon. I think that's where a lot of the more interesting things come from - mashing up completely disparate aspects of life to create something new and original. Aaron Koblin

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I grew up with the idea of the cyborg and the robot, but at the same time I felt this intense disconnection between the things I was engaged with and inspired by in terms of fun and play. It seemed like paintings and drawings were so static. Aaron Koblin

Geniuses come in many shapes and colors, and they often run in packs. If you can find one, it may lead you to others. Collaborate with geniuses. Send them your spells. Look carefully at theirs. What could you do together? Combination is creation. Aaron Koblin

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I want the news delivered unbiased. I thought that was the whole point with journalism. Aaron McGruder

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We have to confront the very scary fact that the president is a moron. He's really dumb. Aaron McGruder

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Once you give up rights, they're not going to give them back. Aaron McGruder

You Rights Back Once Give Up Going Them

And I'm not so in love with making people mad that I want to live my life around it. Aaron McGruder

Life Love People My Life Live Mad Around Making Want

The job at Brooklyn is interesting because Brooklyn reflects what happened to university art departments everywhere. It might be the worst department now, and yet at one point it was the best in the country. Ad Reinhardt

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