Patti Smith: The Power And The Glory, The Resurrection And The Life
Gerrie Lim, Big O, July 1995
In art and dream may you proceed with abandon.
In life may you proceed with balance and stealth.
– Patti Smith, "To The Reader," introduction to Early Work
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