Occupation: Contemporary Artist Birth: August 28, 1957
I think Allen [Ginsberg] was a person who's like a child..
The relationship between the Chinese government and me is like a Cold War..
I have always stated I designed the stadium as a toilet seat. I don't care if this is a great cultural event or a national symbol. It has nothing to ….
China didn't want to lose the cutting edge of technology. So the idea of having a Sina Weibo was an attempt to compete with Twitter. However, it has ….
In China, we don't have any contemporary art museums. Until a few years ago, we didn't even have a gallery..
I think of art as coming from daily life, daily experience. I think it's very important not to have it become work for some kind of elite circle..
Civilization has evolved toward more acceptance, understanding and tolerance of global thinking. If we accept differences, our creativity booms. It m….
It became like a symbolic thing, to be “an artist.” After Duchamp, I realized that being an artist is more about a lifestyle and attitude than produc….
The practice of photography is no longer a means for recording reality. Instead, it has become reality itself.
As a human being, member of society, you must clearly state your mind. It's a responsibility. It is the way you identify yourself otherwise you don't….
If I look at it, I would laugh. I don't know how I became successful..
Say what you say plainly, and then take responsibility for it..
The misconception of totalitarianism is that freedom can be imprisoned. This is not the case. When you constrain freedom, freedom will take flight an….
I suddenly realized I was getting ten opening notes a day on my mobile phone, more than when I was in New York. But this is China, where nothing is s….
Liberty is about the right to question everything..
I think it's more important to show your work to the public..
New York has given me a lot, but I still don't consider it home..
As a person, I was born to give out my opinions. By giving out my opinions, I realize who I am. As long as I can communicate, I'm not so lonely. If I….
A nation that has no music and no fairytales is a tragedy..
A historical property has morals and ethics of the society that created it and it can be revived. What I mean is that we can discover new possibiliti….
We should use this public sphere and redefine - beyond China's borders - what a government is allowed to do, where its powers end and where the realm….