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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"We start breathing when we get above 3, 000ft, " says Art Thompson.

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With the leadership of Red Bull Stratos technical project director, Art Thompson, a world-leading team of scientists, engineers and experts in aerospace medicine have been assembled to not only create the equipment necessary to help Felix reach his personal goal of freefall from 120, 000 feet, but also to have the ability to deliver valuable physiological data to the scientific community.

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