Dictatorship is a story about death of others who turn out to be you coincidently.

I think art is a very important weapon to achieve human freedom

The Internet is uncontrollable. And if the Internet is uncontrollable, freedom will win. It's as simple as that.

[Being unique] gives so much privilege to people who can make it, rather than having some moral and aesthetic discussions.

Once I was in New York, I completely had no interest for a long time in what happened in China because I had been through so much. Seeing my father's life struggle and so many whole generations lose their potential or possibility in their lives. Just being pushed into this political struggle and the damage done not only to their lives but their relatives.

If civil society has nobody who protects the law, then what kind of society is that?

New York is a city where you're so alone, you're an individual, you can disappear. You can make something happen. But it's very different to make something happen in the art world.