I see the Beijing National Stadium as an architectural project. I accepted Herzog and De Meuron's invitation to collaborate on the design, and our pr….

To express yourself needs a reason, but expressing yourself is the reason..

I always want people to be confused, to be shocked or realize something later..

In a society like this there is no negotiation, no discussion, except to tell you that power can crush you any time they want — not only you, your wh….

My work is always a ready-made... cultural, political, or social, and also it could be art - to make people re-look at what we have done, its origina….

I spent a lot of time standing on street corners [of New York City] talking to local residents. I spent time in bookstores and galleries. But most of….

The deadly weapon against totalitarian society is openness - doing everything very openly on the Internet, letting people know every detail, any litt….

My musician friends are banned from playing concerts in China because they share the same views as I do. My name cannot appear on the web, because my….

We never really see the global situation as a total situation. Today's political leaders are still lacking of the vision. They very often just try to….

Life is much more interesting when you make a little bit of effort..

In my case, I was stuck there for quite a while. New York is large enough to be a very abstract city, so nobody cares..

I never saw [Allen Ginsberg] as some kind of crazy figure..

When you have strict censorship of the internet, young students cannot receive a full education. Their view of the world is imbalanced. There can be ….

Life is art. Art is life. I never separate it. I don’t feel that much anger. I equally have a lot of joy..

Life is never guaranteed to be safe, so we better use it while we are still in good condition..

Destroy or build. Crazy or noncrazy. I'm not nostalgic about the old city. I don't enjoy it that much..

Of course, there [in China] has to be chaos. It has to be crazy, and I don't think there's anything wrong about it except this government, which is r….

To call yourself a Chinese artist or woman artist or African artist reflects a certain kind of condition. To me, that is not necessary..

I'm most embarrassed at my art shows, even though I don't show it..

The biggest obstacle in interacting with China is the difference in perspectives about basic values. These include issues such as human rights, the c….

For years, I refused to go to any openings, not even my own..