We need to remind ourselves that contemporary art is first of all a form of conceptual gymnastics, in which we learn to coexist with what we don't un…

- Massimiliano Gioni

Maybe there are some traditional things, but they are more about the way the West packages the East.

- Massimiliano Gioni

Art in the United States is a kind of visual entertainment focusing on expected narratives.

- Massimiliano Gioni

People want to see things that are visually beautiful.

- Massimiliano Gioni

Many of the artists are not pretending to have an objective point of view. They're revealing the subjectivity.

- Massimiliano Gioni

The sad thing is that somehow, it is a type of event that mirrors the artist. You take it into account, and you're reminded in this specific case wha…

- Massimiliano Gioni

You witness the artists acting as witnesses, but they provide a point of view that's less monolithic. It's less official in a certain way. Many artis…

- Massimiliano Gioni

In some Arab art exhibitions that have happened, there's always this idea that the East is more traditional; they show a lot of works on calligraphy …

- Massimiliano Gioni