Victor Pinchuk Quotes & Sayings

“I am a citizen of the world, and also a citizen of Ukraine.”

“Today in Ukraine, many people struggle to survive, older ones often see the breakdown of the Soviet system as a loss of stability and security for average people, and therefore a certain hostility to quickly acquired wealth is from their point of view quite understandable at the first look.”

“In all the world, rich people are very unpopular.”

“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.”

“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.”

“Art, freedom and creativity will change society faster than politics.”

“My pipe business I created from scratch; my media assets and bank I bought from the secondary market.”

“Businessmen need to understand the challenges of society and contribute to solving them.”

“Contemporary art will help me to modernise our society.”

“Financial crisis is the moment of truth for real collectors and true artists.”