When I first got into the first-year study after the Cultural Revolution, got into the same school with this group, I wasn't conscious of the so-call….

No state or society can claim to have established human rights once and for all..

I never had a sense of home..

My definition of art has always been the same. It is about freedom of expression, a new way of communication. It is never about exhibiting in museums….

I also have to speak out for people around me who are afraid, who think it is not worth it or who have totally given up hope. So I want to set an exa….

I don't think it's worth discussing new directions in the context of Chinese art - there were no old directions, either. Chinese art has never had an….

I believe [the architecture firm] Herzog and de Meuron and our collaboration made the product the best it could be..

I curated this show [Shanghai Biennale ], I was by no means trying to shock people or be controversial..

When human beings are scared and feel everything is exposed to the government, we will censor ourselves from free thinking. That's dangerous for huma….

I deal with students every day - from China, Germany, the United States, Hong Kong and Taiwan. And I've noticed that the Chinese students are the lea….

Choices after waking up: To be true or to lie? To take action or be brainwashed? To be free or be jailed?.

To give a price to an artwork, no matter how high or low, is always absurd. It's not something that can be measured by money or by certain numbers..

It's really rubbish that some kind of "technical" learning means you will be a better person because you know this skill better..

Just look at the statistics: Each university has tens of thousands of applications for students who want to be in art school, but they can only accep….

For me, it is OK as long as I can breathe, as long as my heart is pumping, as long as I can express myself..

If human rights are supposed to have any meaning, then they have to be discussed openly..

Cities really are mental conditions. Beijing is a nightmare. A constant nightmare..

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

Anyone fighting for freedom does not want to totally lose their freedom..

It's always nice to share your energy with young people, the people who might not have any skills but are simply willing to be a part of it..

I never had secure, belonging feelings with this society [in China]..