Hopefully, other successes aren't like me. It carries much more meaning to other people; my success story is irrelevant. It doesn't make any sense.

My definition of art has always been the same. It is about freedom of expression. I don’t think anybody can separate art from politics. The intention to separate [the two] is itself a very political intention.

Because Chinese art is booming, it legitimizes this profession.

All movies in China are censored. Out of 600 movies produced in China, only 60 are allowed to show in theatres.

Warhol influenced me because of his writing. If I had never read his writings and interviews, I would never have understood his work.

To give a price to an artwork, no matter how high or low, is always absurd. It's not something that can be measured by money or by certain numbers.

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.