Did Marcel Duchamp really say 'The more you know, the less you believe.'?

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The more you know, the less you believe.

— Marcel Duchamp Modern · Conceptual art, readymades

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"The individual, the human being, is a very sad affair."

"I believe in the artist as a medium."

"I have never made a painting that was not a joke."

"Art is a habit. It is a drug."

"I have always tried to avoid any kind of 'ism.'"

Quoted in 'Duchamp: A Biography' by Calvin Tomkins

Date: 1960s (approx)

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