New York is a city where you're so alone, you're an individual, you can disappear. You can make something happen. But it's very different to make som….

I never really read Allen Ginsberg poetry, even though I have a book he gave me..

You need a purpose to express yourself, but that expression is its own purpose..

I hope that my work expresses my worldview and encourages people to exchange ideas..

I loved New York — every inch of it. It was a little bit scary at that time, but still, the excitement was so strong — visually and intellectually. I….

Say what you say plainly, and then take responsibility for it..

There are no outdoor sports as graceful as throwing stones at a dictatorship..

China seems unpredictable because it has a distinct culture and social system. It is still a mystery to other parts of the world, even though the vei….

The [China] government has improved in the last years. Of course, the structure is still the same; there's still a one-party system and strong censor….

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

Otherwise, I think the building can be bigger, larger, and the city can be much more crazy. The problem is the government structure is so deadly stup….

New York was not a romantic city at [80th]. Nobody knows who you are and you don't have to care about anybody else. It's a very cold city, I should s….

This is a very general understanding of art in China, that being an artist can make you money and turn you into a star..

Hopefully, other successes aren't like me. It carries much more meaning to other people; my success story is irrelevant. It doesn't make any sense..

The Internet has established a public sphere and developed a pressure which the government can no longer ignore..

If a master, a wise and experienced man, wields a great weapon, that's beautiful. He can serve peace with it. But if someone's emotions are imbalance….

All the auction houses care about is the selling of luxury goods..

The IT people who have made such an effort to know and understand computer technology. They are frustrated that you cannot use Facebook, Twitter and ….

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

A city is a place that can offer maximum freedom. Otherwise it’s incomplete..

If there is no free speech, every single life has lived in vain.