Creativity is the power to act.

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. Art should live in the heart of the people. Ordinary people should have the same ability to understand art as anybody else. I don’t think art is elite or mysterious. I don’t think anybody can separate art from politics. The intention to separate art from politics is itself a very political intention.

I think we cannot have a double standard. We cannot see our art as different from the reality. We cannot use two different sets of judgment.

I believe [the architecture firm] Herzog and de Meuron and our collaboration made the product the best it could be.

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

It's always the rich and there's plenty to waste, yet still China has a lot of people living in very spare, poor conditions.

The Internet changes the structure of society all the time — this massiveness made of individuals.