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.

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

To call yourself a Chinese artist or woman artist or African artist reflects a certain kind of condition. To me, that is not necessary.

I think by shattering it we can create a new form, a new way to look at what is valuable — how we decide what is valuable.

I was an illegal alien for many, many years. I couldn't move. If I moved I could not even get a visa back.

That's why I always question this sense. The feeling of home really requires a lot of trust. It requires you to identify with it, which I always find myself very contradictory to.

At the moment about 350,000 students return to China from abroad each year - 350,000 young and educated people. I know about them because they know me and often ask me in the street if they can take a selfie with me. These folks are creative and ironic, and the government can ultimately not control what is going on in their heads.