I don't have any more hope. Nothing to expect with joy so why work - why bother when I will have to eventually die one day. The knowledge to have done something great should be its own recompose. Which is the best painting? A miserable copy, a miserable representation of life.
— Edvard Munch Modern

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A reflection on existential despair, the futility of work, and the nature of art.

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Early 20th Century

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