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“For those who are not intimately familiar with the many ‘technicalities’ of technological art,I want to emphasize the very great demands upon the owner of a collection of this kind . . . Not only are many of the works extremely fragile, but the problems of installation and maintenance pose concerns and demands much greater than conventional works of art.”—Tracy Atkinson“I used to think nepotism was a bad thing, but now I don’t!”—Christopher Hopmans“David loved his art and loved the factthat I could keep it working, so it made for a great relationship.”—Christopher Hopmans“I insisted on being able to afford a technical curator before I ever began to collect this art. I think it wasa wise move. Because if it doesn’t work,you don’t have art. I don’t know what you got, but it ain’t art.”—DWB67“Most of the pieces in my collection work very well, but I do need a Technical Curator to make sure this is working and that is working. They do break down— they’re mechanical. But what the hell? They’re a part of our society. They come out of the technological discoveries of our society.”