Occupation: Contemporary Artist Birth: August 28, 1957
Man has a tendency to try to give clear reasons to be rational, but often you can see how all those reasons are not convincing and turn out to be a b….
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….
I wouldn’t say I’ve become more radical: I was born radical..
Modern Chinese culture is weak and lackluster..
Measuring national prestige by gold medals is like using Viagra to judge the potency of a man..
[Cultural department] understand nothing but bureaucratic daily affairs. They don't care about culture..
China spends a lot of resources and effort on gaining soft power over culture. The hope is that it can be the last lifeline for the Party's survival.….
Everyone thinks the Chinese government selected me. Never ever. I was selected by Herzog and de Meuron..
I lived there [ in New York City] as an artist, but never as a Chinese artist..
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….
Creativity is the power to act..
If you just turn to your paper or television each day, there are thousands of stories that are much more shocking than the gallery artworks..
China has not established the rule of law and if there is a power above the law there is no social justice. Everybody can be subjected to harm. I'm j….
Had I to create a name for these times, I’d say it is the age of craziness.
There's no single artwork I even want to mention or that I can even really think about it to have any feeling, to be proud of it..
The world is sphere, has no East or West..
Censorship is saying: "I'm the one who says the last sentence. Whatever you say, the conclusion is mine." But the internet is like a tree that is gro….
The biggest obstacle in interacting with China is the difference in perspectives about basic values. These include issues such as human rights, the c….
I will never leave China, unless I am forced to. Because China is mine. I will not leave something that belongs to me in the hands of people I do not….
I'm a free man now, except I cannot leave China. You know, I have no desire to travel. I have so many things to do; I cannot finish them now..
China partially wants to become part of the world. By hosting the Olympics and the Expo, they made a big effort to tell people: Look, we are the same….