I spend a lot of time talking to journalists.
If there is no freedom of expression, then the beauty of life is lost. Participation in a society is not an artistic choice, itโs a human need.
Dictatorship is a story about death of others who turn out to be you coincidently.
In my case, I was stuck there for quite a while. New York is large enough to be a very abstract city, so nobody cares.
The art always wins. Anything can happen to me, but the art will stay.
New York is a city where you're so alone, you're an individual, you can disappear. You can make something happen. But it's very different to make something happen in the art world.