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...contrast between such sentiments and the attitudes of the current crop of leading artists, like Zhang Xiaogang, Zhu Wei and Fang Lijun, couldn't be starker. Mostly now in their 40s, many of the artists suffered through the tail end of the Cultural Revolution. The cultural flowering that followed in the '80s was another casualty of the Tiananmen Square massacre in 1989. Many artists left the country. Now back, they're thrilled at being rewarded instead of hounded for expressing their feelings in their work. Fundamental issues like politics, ideology and spirituality remain important themes. Images of Mao Zedong...
Kafie, on the other hand, says his youth is an advantage. Companies see him as “malleable,” in contrast to older MBAs who may have already been ingrained with the culture of their previous job, he says...
...Speaking to a foreign policy group in Philadelphia last week before his resignation, Turki did say that Iran's nuclear ambitions were "clearly a concern for the global community." But in sharp contrast to the Bush Administration's policy of isolating Iran, he stressed that "we speak directly with Iran on all issues. We find that talking with them is better than not talking with them...
...stark contrast of bright spotlights and dark shadows makes it difficult to see any of the artists’ faces. The already boring act of watching the musicians play is even more boring than it should be because all you have to look at is the shadow of their figures...
...competition from rival PC-makers, had the “worst reaction time,” and Pressler, who has seen 10 of his top executives leave the clothier, is the “worst talent manager.” Summers’ most recent categorization is in stark contrast to his 2005 title as one of the 100 most influential people in the world, as ranked by TIME Magazine. Weatherhead Professor of Business Administration D. Quinn Mills, who lectures on leadership at the Business School, wrote in an e-mail that BusinessWeek did not have...