A standard line, promoted by people like Clement Greenberg,.. is that politics contaminates art, and Manet is often cited as an example of art for art's sake.
Hans HaackeA liberal public is interesting to have as an audience. It is for that very reason that corporations make such an effort to ally themselves with cultural institutions.
Hans HaackeWhenever the medium of photography is useful for a particular task, I use it. If another medium is more suitable I use that.
Hans Haacke