I Cannot Imagine A Context That Would

The Avant-garde Understands Itself As Invading Unknown Territory, Exposing Itself To The Dangers Of Sudden, Shocking Encounters, Conquering An As Yet Unoccupied Future ... The Avant-garde Must Find A Direction In A Landscape Into Which No One Seems To Have Yet Ventured.

Perhaps September 11 Could Be Called The First Historic World Event In The Strictest Sense: The Impact, The Explosion, The Slow Collapse - A Gruesome Reality Literally Took Place In Front Of A Global Public.

After September 11, The European Governments Have Completely Failed. They Are Incapable Of Seeing Beyond Their Own National Scope Of Interests.

Global Terrorism Is Extreme Both In Its Lack Of Realistic Goals And In Its Cynical Exploitation Of The Vulnerability Of Complex Systems.

Instead Of The International Police Action We Had Hoped For During The War In Kosovo, There Are Wars Again - Conducted With State-of-the-art Technology, But Still In The Old Style