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Therefore THE IDEA OF 'ARTISTIC WORK' MUST BE ABOLISHED AS A COUNTER-REVOLUTIONARY CONCEPT OF WHAT IS CREATIVE and work must be accepted as one of the functions of the living human organism in the same way as the beating of the heart or the activity of the nerve centers, so that it will be afforded the same protection.
— El Lissitsky
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About El Lissitsky
Lazar Markovich Lissitzky Лазарь Маркович Лисицкий (November 23, 1890 – December 30, 1941), more famous as El Lissitzky Эль Лисицкий, was a Russian artist, designer, photographer, teacher, typographer, and architect. He was an active protagonist of Russian Constructivism.
About El Lissitsky
Lazar Markovich Lissitzky Лазарь Маркович Лисицкий (November 23, 1890 – December 30, 1941), more famous as El Lissitzky Эль Лисицкий, was a Russian artist, designer, photographer, teacher, typographer, and architect. He was an active protagonist of Russian Constructivism.
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