Quote by Steven Wright

I went to the museum where they had all the heads and arms from the statues that are in all the other museums.

I went to the museum where they had all the heads and arms f

Summary

This quote humorously touches on the idea of art and the constant replication or display of similar statues in various museums. The speaker's visit to a museum that houses the discarded or seemingly redundant heads and arms of these statues highlights the notion of mass production in the art world and questions the uniqueness and value we attribute to artwork displayed in these prestigious institutions.

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By Steven Wright

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