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many little people that can cause,
unfortunately, the mismanage-
ment we see. That does not mean
that the idea of the UN is not
good-the idea is very good. We
just have to find the right people
and the right way to build a clean
and efficient organization.
Q: You have completed the
Uniting Pai,tting project. What is
your next project?

To continue it! I would have it
exhibited in different countries;
(News Item: U.S. Congress will probably approve permanent trade relations with China this coming use it to create a common
week, after lawmakers reached an agreement to monitor human rights in China.)
denominator for countries in the
form of art-like a passport. It is
Wha t really did happen in already have a Bentley, so I'm as if each country had an identi-
London with the bombing of the OK! I am surely not a super-mil- cal passport and that's the
Underground? Could you tell me lionaire, but I can afford it. Uniting Painting.
your story? They are very
pleased to give me their story Q: So irons Ness' York the art-
Q: Have you already found
because they know it. This is work will travel. Will we get a other museums, such as London
how it is. First of all, I have the chance of seeing it in Geneva?
and elsewhere?
facts. Now, how to make it inter-
esting, to make it "apetitlisch" Well, I would like that very Yes and no. All of them have a
(as they say in German) for the much. I have to find the right
budget problem. My painting is
eyes, the brain and how to bribe gallery, the right museum or the physically very big, and it needs
the reader with humour-that's right institution that would like space and a lot of other things.
when the question of talent to be part of the general idea of
We are just at the beginning now,
comes in. Either you have it or the Uniting Painting. and I am very pleased at the
you do not. I cannot explain why excitement that the idea has cre-
you have it or do not-that I do not If somebody would sponsor it in ated. The next step, we will wait
know. Geneva, I would like to donate and see. I am at present working
my work and my time. If you can on an extremely exciting idea,
What is very important in my find somebody ... that would be but I am not going to talk about it
profession as a political cartoon- terrific! right now as it's in an embryonic
ist is stability. You cannot be state. If it works out, it will be
moody. Every day you have to Q: What is your commitment to important enough news to have
face your public. I have 103 mil- the United Nations and other other countries want to join.
lion readers and they are used to international organizations?
trusting my judgment. I Cannot Q: Do you think that culture
say: "Oh today, I'm in a bad Absolutely nothing! Jam an indi- and artistic creativity should
mood. I'm cutting my ear-I can- vidual who had an idea. I came to have more emphasis and be
not draw. I'm a little Van Gogh." the UN and said: "Do you want considered more important by
No! You have to be very steady - it? If you do, that's fine. Or if you people?
day after day, covering every don't-no hard feelings".
major subject in the world. I think that culture-graphic cul-
I'm a great believer in the United ture and culture that has concrete
Then, over the last two years, I Nations. I think it is a very ideas-should be given the same
took a temporary vacation in important institution, and I think importance as fruit. Fruit is good
order to carry out the Uniting we need to have a government of for the body, and this is fruit for
Painting project. It is a complete- governments. If we do not have the soul...
ly new form of art. The New the police next to us, we would
York Times gave me a half a start robbing banks. The Police
page and said: "From Uniting of the World are the UN-the
Painting we cannot explain the moral police.
philosophy behind it as it totally 1.14,10, Fo,e,anAff.,,S
new." You can read about it on Q: The UN is fit cing a lot of
Internet
the
crises today, and despite this
(www.nytimes.com/). you remain a strong believer
in the values of the Charter
Q: What is your motivation and international values as
behind the Uniting Painting? such?
It is a new idea, a new form of I believe in the ideas of the
art. I enjoyed it very much. I UN, and they should be car-
made good money as a cartoon- ried out correctly. I am not
ist, and what I'm going to do with necessarily approving of
the money is to invest it in some- everything that the bureaucra-
thing. I took a chance by invest- cy is doing. I believe Kofi
ing something new in art and I Annan is a very good man and
feel very comfortable with it. that his intentions are good,
Some people buy a Bentley. I but I also believe that there are

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