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    Generally speaking, I do not have an addictive personality. Anyway, I’m not a smoker or heavy drinker. But when I feel like getting high, I head to the nearest museum or gallery, or at least grab an art book off of a coffee table.

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    By Edward Goldman • Feb 16, 2011 • 3m Listen

    Generally speaking, I do not have an addictive personality. Anyway, I’m not a smoker or heavy drinker. But when I feel like getting high, I head to the nearest museum or gallery, or at least grab an art book off of a coffee table.

    For the next hour, wild horses couldn’t have driven me away from the computer screen.

    But here’s a secret: every time you enjoy the frescos of this famous American artist, what you are seeing is artwork which was conceptualized by him, but never touched by his own hands. Well-trained and trusted assistants follow the intricate instructions of the artist and the resulting wall drawing is, without question, as much an authentic work by Sol LeWitt himself, as let’s say, Disney Concert Hall is an original creation of Frank Gehry.

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