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To produce pure proletarian art the artist must be at one with the worker; this is impossible, not for political reasons, but because the artist never is at one with any public.

William Empson
Art, Political, Impossible
William Empson (1935). “Some Versions of Pastoral”, p.14, New Directions Publishing
To produce pure proletarian art the artist must be at one with the worker; this is impossible, not for political reasons, but because the artist never is at one with any public.