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in The Nation<\/em>\u2013this is short and powerful all the way through:<\/p>\n

\u2026<\/span><\/span><\/span>Not long ago, in the midst of making what I thought was a couch fort, he made his own art gallery. He turned the biggest cushion on its side and taped up his creations to the fabric. He\u2019s also done an \u201cinstallation\u201d in which he taped greeting cards, string, an odd piece of paper from a grocery bag he cut out himself, and small toys to the wall. He did this after seeing me arrange my own postcards on the wall of our rented place, to cover a water stain.<\/p>\n

Why is it important to have art even in poverty? Why is it important to make it? Why spend time trying to make things look nice?<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

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in The Nation\u2013this is short and powerful all the way through: \u2026Not long ago, in the midst of making what I thought was a couch fort, he made his own art gallery. He turned the biggest cushion on its side and taped up his creations to the fabric. 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