I never saw [Allen Ginsberg] as some kind of crazy figure.

I'm not a writer, but today I think you have to be everything. As an artist you have an obligation to let people know what is on your mind and why you're doing this.

In China, we don't have any contemporary art museums. Until a few years ago, we didn't even have a gallery.

Everyone thinks the Chinese government selected me. Never ever. I was selected by Herzog and de Meuron.

Recently I danced in a video spoof of the song 'Gangnam Style,' and it was quickly banned across multiple Chinese online video platforms. But the story still traveled all over the world, carried in hundreds of international media reports.

I think to deal with the situation like human crisis, 65 million people being displaced, lost their home, and with such human tragedy, has to make every level of society to be conscious and to be alert about the situation. So, the politicians and the people who make decisions very often is the one we think can make some difference. But of course they will not make a difference if the citizens or the individuals not push it or not to speak out, to possess a very strong voice about, this is not acceptable.

No state or society can claim to have established human rights once and for all.