Occupation: Contemporary Artist Birth: August 28, 1957
I wouldn’t say I’ve become more radical: I was born radical..
Liberty is about the right to question everything..
By participating in the society we live in, we understand our conditions and the way we relate to the world..
We move so fast that memory is something we can only grasp.
Freedom of expression is a very essential condition for me to make any art. Also, it is an essential value for my life. I have to protect this right ….
There are many cases and layers of racist behavior in the US - from police treatment to the issues of education and job opportunities. In America, ho….
If I look at it, I would laugh. I don't know how I became successful..
As a human being, member of society, you must clearly state your mind. It's a responsibility. It is the way you identify yourself otherwise you don't….
In my life, I often make so-called major decisions by very quick, immediate responses..
China restricts the society's freedom of speech. The Communist Party imposes these limits because it lacks confidence towards the future and has no i….
Once you've tasted freedom, it stays in your heart....
I never think any place is better than others..
My typical day is I wake up and appreciate that I can still wake up..
I lived there [ in New York City] as an artist, but never as a Chinese artist..
[Being unique] gives so much privilege to people who can make it, rather than having some moral and aesthetic discussions..
I call on people to be 'obsessed citizens,' forever questioning and asking for accountability. That's the only chance we have today of a healthy and ….
Choices after waking up: To be true or to lie? To take action or be brainwashed? To be free or be jailed?.
Self-censorship is insulting to the self. Timidity is a hopeless way forward..
Only with the Internet can a peasant I have never met hear my voice and I can learn what's on his mind. A fairy tale has come true..
I want people to see their own power..
...photographs are facts, but not necessarily true... The present always surpasses the past, and the future will not care about today..