Art is not about objects of high monetary exchange. It's about reasserting our firsthand experience in present time.

I was educated by monks - I thank them dearly for the education they gave me, but I am no longer a Catholic.

I always like to look for adventure when I go away. I have gone on several horse adventures with my wife - from Guangxi we went up to the High Tibetan region. We also went along the Hurunui River on horseback in the South Island of New Zealand.

Art has to change things, and if it was immediately acceptable it would not be doing the job.

I have to say that I reject somewhat the distinction between something called art and something called public art. I think all art demands and desires to be seen.

Making beautiful things for everyday use is a wonderful thing to do.. making life flow more easily.. but art confronts life, allowing it to stop and perhaps change direction.. they are completely different.

I believe in the city as a natural human environment, but we must humanize it. It's art that will re-define public space in the 21st Century. We can make our cities diverse, inspirational places by putting art, dance and performance in all its forms into the matrix of street life.