Is there an explanation for why a burst of creativity occurs at certain times in history and in certain places? Whether we are talking about the cultural ferment of the Renaissance, the Impressionists in Paris, the Figurative Expressionists of Vienna 1900 or the Abstract Expressionists in New York, interaction among creative people is essential. Sometimes that interaction comes in the form of a rivalry among colleagues, or conversely the desire to support one another. Ideas commonly emerge when creative people talk with one another in a café or at a party. In other words, the myth of the
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