Any individual can contribute its own belief. And our society or even our government are made by the people. The people would have the final voice, but it requires each individual to act. If we don't act, then the result is very clear. So for too long Americans take liberty as granted. We think we are in the safe hand, the democracy and the liberty, which is not true. And it can be even getting much worse than today.

My definition of art has always been the same. It is about freedom of expression, a new way of communication. It is never about exhibiting in museums or about hanging it on the wall.

I think it’s a responsibility for any artist to protect freedom of expression and to use any way to extend this power.

The rest of the world understands little about China's changes and the possibilities and crises that come with them.

A historical property has morals and ethics of the society that created it and it can be revived. What I mean is that we can discover new possibilities from the process of dismantling, transforming, and recreating.

I don't personally feel any association with a kind of culture related to state, or culture related to power, which I think is always disgusting.

New York has given me a lot, but I still don't consider it home.