Cultural Curiosity Gifts

"What have you done besides the usual Eskimo things?"

"That's the guy I hired to read Proust for me."

'Are you sure this is authentic ancient Indian art?'

"Can you speak up: there's a bloody racket going on in the background."

"Yeah, I know. bu tthe administration didn't want to appear culturally insensitive."

Turning Japanese: I really think so.

"Please hold applause until end of dragon."

"The Leonardos, the Raphaels, Titians, Veroneses, Giottos... Italy wants them back, all 427 of them."

Creation of Red Wine

Guide reading book called 'A farewell to arms.'

The Cremaster Cycle

"How the hell is that supposed to feed us?"

"By 'genius' do they mean the artist or the marketing department?"

Raton the Bull (el toro asesino) - The killer bull.

The Kali De Milo.

'Bloomsbury Group, members only'

Bee to bee: 'We used buzzwords before they were trendy.'

"A pint for me and one for the woad!"

"Of course I discovered America... My marketing team said so."

'Kafka! Kandinsky! Kokoschka!'

'We go to Italy in the summer - it's like a home from home for the kids!'

"I've never seen Tia Carmen so excited about a grand opening."

Antonin Leopold Dvorak

Chinese History: Redwash

"You have an air of Camille Paglia about you."

Count Valmont- Proposed Titlepage to 'Les Liasons Dangereuses'

'Forget it lads. We've been refused planning permission for this one!'

"Now we're leaving the hall of stuff we stole from other cultures and entering the hall of stuff we paid too much for."

3D Theatre

'I may not know much about art. But, I don't know what I like either.'

The drinker.

Visitor at an art exhibiton admiring a gallery notice.