I am personally happy for artists to make as much money as they can while they can to carry them through the times when they can't.

The art world, of all worlds, has room for everyone.

It's important for me to give each thing the possibility to speak and also to allow artworks speak to each other.

My great grandmother was Chinese .

When I started teaching in the late 60s, in a time of student revolutions and changes, they changed in question of society and authority.

For example, in England, we teach about Expressionism, but it is not the same in England as it is in Germany, because Expressionism is more important in the history of German art. So although it is the same history, the emphasis is different.

When I go to China I see many artists whose work reflects on aspects of contemporary popular culture but obviously the history of Western art is not part of their own tradition.