An Artist's Commitment

I promise to always remember my power, love and intelligence as an artist, and the vital role that artists have played in every culture and time.

I will never again invalidate any artist including myself or any work of art. But rather ally myself with all artists to end our economic oppression and enthusiastically encourage the creativity of every human being.

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"To create a thing of beauty in this century is a political act."
-W. Auden