"...The money that my work fetches these days makes me a bit uncomfortable, but that's an easy problem to solve - you just stop whingeing and give it all away. I don't think it's possible to make art about world poverty and then trouser all the cash , that's an irony too far, even for me."
"I have been called a sellout, but I give away thousands of paintings for free, how many more do you want?"
"I think it was easier when I was the underdog, and I had a lot of practise at it."
And the most poignant observation from him:-
"I love the way capitalism finds a place - even for its enemies. It's definitely boom time in the discontent industry."
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The image says it all .
MC
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