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The quote says the work creates artificial dramatic situations around its subject. It suggests one of those situations is an attempt to get the subject's paintings into MOMA, along with other goals.
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Originally said in English.
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About Elvis Mitchell
Elvis Mitchell is an American film critic, journalist and author who has contributed to publications such as The New York Times, The New Yorker and Variety, and has written several books on cinema.
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