I don't want to privatise part of the parliament, like some people in Russia.

I conduct business, not dependent of public sentiment, but according to the rules of fair business.

Contemporary art will help me to modernise our society.

Olafur Eliasson is also one of the most visionary artists I've ever met. He is from Denmark and Iceland, and his focus is nothing less than the entire universe.

What is extraordinary about contemporary art is the energy - it has our energy. New energy. Pieces hundreds of years old are beautiful from an aesthetic point of view, but without our modern energy.

For me it's very important to turn Kiev into one of the main centers of contemporary art in the world. There is New York. There's London. And there will be Kiev. Everyone will come and say, 'Wow!

I don't want to privatise part of the parliament, like some people in Russia.