""Da gehört vielleicht auch diese stereotype Frage dazu: "Was haben Sie sich dabei gedacht?". Man kann sich nichts dabei denken, denn malen ist ja eine andere Form des Denkens. Das wäre genauso, wenn man Einstein fragt: "Was denken Sie sich, wenn Sie Gleichungen machen?". Der denkt sich nichts dabei, der rechnet." Doku-Film Gerhard Richter: Meine Bilder sind klüger als ich"
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