Professor Thompson sees the contemporary art industry as a machine for building brands that help collectors feel good about paying large sums for a pickled elasmobranch.
汤普森教授将当代艺术产业视作一台制造品牌的机器，令那些支付高价买回一具盐渍鲨鱼的收藏家感觉良好。
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Futurism, an early twentieth-century movement in art, rejected all traditions and attempted to glorify contemporary life by emphasizing the machine and motion.
未来主义，二十世纪早期的一个艺术思潮。拒绝一切传统，试图通过强调机械和动态态来美化生活。
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The work of art is a compliment machine, offering automated messages to passers-by, "You stand out in a crowd. " The artist hopes the random compliments give people a little boost of confidence.