Today, the general masses in this society are in this political-social condition that really encourages people to become rich and become a star and be unique.

When I first got into the first-year study after the Cultural Revolution, got into the same school with this group, I wasn't conscious of the so-called "Fifth Generation." I didn't like that kind of study condition because there's no real, true education there.

You're still being looked at as somebody who - it's a very complicated issue.

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

It is not an easy job to govern China, I am aware of that. There are crises and emergencies all the time, we might not even be aware of some. But I am afraid we'll have to wait and observe precisely what the government is up to.

Through my work and ways of expression, I strive to engage in dialogue with the society that I am living in.

All the auction houses care about is the selling of luxury goods.