My situation gives me certain ideas about beauty or the excitement of life, but that doesn't mean other people can necessarily appreciate it..

If artists cannot speak up for human dignity or rights, then who else will do it?.

It is not an easy job to govern China, I am aware of that..

I think by shattering it we can create a new form, a new way to look at what is valuable — how we decide what is valuable..

As a total activity - I practice curating, art, architecture, writing, and publishing all together. I still act as a living creature..

Through my work and ways of expression, I strive to engage in dialogue with the society that I am living in..

To work in architecture you are so much involved with society, with politics, with bureaucrats. It's a very complicated process to do large projects.….

What is important is that we actively express our thoughts and wishes, in every realm that we can access..

Democracy, material wealth, and universal education are the soil upon which modernism exists..

I don't think China has professional museums - not in the past, present, or near future..

Any design, any city, any kind of craziness or tragedy, it all comes from a long time of preparation..

The Internet is the best thing that ever happened to China. It turns us into individuals and also enables us to share our perceptions and feelings. I….

I think Allen [Ginsberg] was a person who's like a child..

Widespread state control over art and culture has left no room for freedom of expression in the country. For more than 60 years, anyone with a dissen….

Everyone wants an iPhone, but it would be impossible to design an iPhone in China because it's not a product; it's an understanding of human nature..

Because Chinese art is booming, it legitimizes this profession..

I have to find a place for my own. I have to search for my own happiness..

A society is healthy only when it allows its members to discuss their thoughts openly. This is also the only way that a society can gather consensus,….

Maybe [success] is because I'm in China and I'm more open. Maybe it's my independent behavior, or because I participated in certain projects. I have ….

Beijing is constructing a 100,000 m2 modern art museum, yet it will not feature any of my work..

Twitter is most suitable for me. In the Chinese language, 140 characters is a novella..