[Shanghai Biennale] has been my attitude for as long as I've been practicing art and other cultural-related activities..

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

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

Growing up, my family was an enemy of the state. I have experienced more disappointment than joy, much more sad stories or desperate conditions..

I don’t want the next generation to fight the same fight as I did..

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

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

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..

[Museums] all belongs to the cultural department, which is the biggest cultural department in the world..

I want people to see their own power..

For artists and intellectuals today, what is most needed is to be clear about social responsibility, because that is what most people automatically g….

The American experience influenced my understanding of individuality, basic human rights, freedom of expression and the rights and responsibilities o….

In my life, I often make so-called major decisions by very quick, immediate responses..

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.….

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

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

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

China is an old nation with a colourful history. Its booming economy has triggered an appetite and a curiosity around the world for its art and cultu….

I'm always interested in people who are not orientated in art circles to become part of it..