Occupation: Contemporary Artist Birth: August 28, 1957
We move so fast that memory is something we can only grasp.
I don't believe in the so-called Olympic spirit. I speak from personal experience. When China hosted the Games, it failed to include the people. The ….
My understanding of Chinese history is limited. So far, I have only scratched its surface; I wish I could find out more..
I think art is a very important weapon to achieve human freedom.
Today, the general masses in this society are in this political-social condition that really encourages people to become rich and become a star and b….
Even if there have been setbacks during these past years, China is changing. China's society is opening..
The importance of elections, transparency, legal procedures, an independent army, and the judicial system is not regarded as highly in China. These c….
Whenever there is injustice, there is tension. But in China it is very hard to release your anger unless you burn yourself or you jump from a bridge.….
Once I was in New York, I completely had no interest for a long time in what happened in China because I had been through so much. Seeing my father's….
That's why I always question this sense. The feeling of home really requires a lot of trust. It requires you to identify with it, which I always find….
What counts in the end is what the government does..
If Shakespeare were alive today, he might be writing on Twitter..
You're still being looked at as somebody who - it's a very complicated issue..
The people who control culture in China have no culture..
I don't think [price] reflects if the work is good or bad.A good artist shouldn't be nervous about that..
How to become a really modern society when today we are so - as a human being, we feel so powerful. We have high technology and a superb way of contr….
If it's possible, I will have some noodles in the morning and start talking to people, start to think about a few things in my head - the project or ….
I have to respect my life, and free expression is part of my life. I can never really silence myself..
Selling high or low doesn't mean anything. It has to do purely with the market..
At the moment about 350,000 students return to China from abroad each year - 350,000 young and educated people. I know about them because they know m….
The freedom of speech is an important yardstick for a society's level of civilization..