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 and also to fight for the possibility.

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.

China and the U.S. are two societies with very different attitudes towards opinion and criticism. In China, I am constantly under surveillance. Even my slightest, most innocuous move can - and often is - censored by Chinese authorities.

I always want to design a frame that’s open to everyone. I don’t see art as a secret code.

I wouldn’t say I’ve become more radical: I was born radical.

Society becomes very destructive.

I don't think I was very structured in that society and I don't really believe in personal success, which most Americans believe in.