Art fairs are a lot like professional proms - you make contacts, have a lot to look at, and in some cases, you make friends forever. I think that for artists, they can be a bit controversial: they stimulate curiosity, but at the same time, you're always trying to not have your work hung on a wall.

Art is about forgetting all these feelings, good and bad, and trying to understand what acts will last longer, which symbols will remain in history. It's a question of perspective: The further you get from the past, the more concrete and plausible it seems.

If you are a plumber, there is an objective way to establish whether you put together a great piping system or not. Art is a bit more slippery than that.

When you place art in the shops, it's a way to make it more accessible.

I'm trying to have some longevity in this business. If that means not working for a while and just picking the right job, so be it.

Your first job can set the trajectory for the rest of your career.

As an entrepreneur, you love your business like a child, and you're taught to be laser-focused on the business.

Both me and my parents wanted me to lead a normal life, work in a normal '10 to 5' job and put my education to good use.