“Moving into such an impressive place as this—on account of its location and history—entails an act of invention, but not necessarily something manifested in steel or stone. Rather, what takes root is a different way of doing things—a way of thinking that prioritizes artists’ greatest possible freedom of expression. A place like this requires boldness, a fearless creativity that artists might not exhibit in other institutional settings. Like the Greeks, I have always believed that a museum is the perfect place to generate ideas, to discuss them, to be present, to be elsewhere, to be inside, to be outside, to be in the city… My goal is to offer this possibility in each of my projects of this kind. Architecture is a testament to its era. The most important aspect is the change in perspective—the ability to reveal what is directly linked to history.”
