Explanatory Note for the paintings in the Exhibition “Flowers for Kim Il Sung, Art and Architecture from the Democratic people’s Republic of Korea”

First time I noticed Schlingensief, introduced by a friend who was the king of German super 8, I saw "The Chainsaw massacre" a early super 8 movie made by Schlingensief, he was a scholar of Werner Nekes a German director. Schlingensief later has grown out of underground moviemaking, towards claiming a domain, a non conventionalist in the conventional theater business, a perfect match.

The milestone was reached early Monday, when Tokyo said that in the second quarter, the Japanese economy was valued at about $1.28 trillion, slightly below China's figure of $1.33 trillion. The gross domestic product of the United States was roughly $14 trillion in 2009. “China is already the primary determiner of the price of virtually every major commodity”.

During United States President Barack Obama's recent visit to China, it was quite a sight to follow his gleaming motorcade alongside a deserted Chang'an avenue at night, policed at every 10 meters, like a scene in a Hollywood blockbuster choreographed by Michael Mann. But nothing would compare to the scene at the state dinner when the People's Liberation Army band played I just called to say I love you.

Did you ever hear any European culture minister, talking like this. NO, NEWER.