Occupation: Contemporary Artist Birth: August 28, 1957
If civil society has nobody who protects the law, then what kind of society is that?.
I grew up in a desert, which has no kind of imagination..
I’m an artist who is always looking for what is possible. I’m always looking to extend the boundaries..
The media is the message. It carries the full intention and the meaning. Once you change it...it's very disturbing..
I'm not a writer, but today I think you have to be everything. As an artist you have an obligation to let people know what is on your mind and why yo….
I spend a lot of time talking to journalists..
Warhol came from an ordinary family and he had a profound understanding about capitalism and material culture. He was probably one of the few Western….
If there is no freedom of expression, then the beauty of life is lost. Participation in a society is not an artistic choice, it’s a human need..
The motivation is really to say people can find the game of getting involved interesting and find the problem and really have the passion and the ent….
If I walk on the street, if I go to a restaurant, people come to me and say: "Can we take a photo together? Can you give me your autograph?" They wou….
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,….
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….
For those actors and directors who produce films which are always about the old kingdom or about heroes, you know about the fantasies related to the ….
I think optimism is whether you are still exhilarated by life, whether you are curious, whether you still believe there is possibility..
The whole attitude of society has become much more open and realistic. They realize that the only way to make a more democratic and free society is t….
I'm most embarrassed at my art shows, even though I don't show it..
I think my stance and my way of life is my most important art..
We live in changing times, and many people experience the challenges that come with it. In the face of uncertain futures, no one will know what to ex….
The fantasy we had with pearls was always so luxurious and unique with a kind of rareness..
Now many enterprises are made by individuals, so the attitude has started to change..
Maybe being powerful means to be fragile..