This so-called fame or being better off doesn't really attract me at all.

We grew up in a very material-lacking socialist society, but today China is a capitalist society. It's very materialistic. It's full of desire and luxury goods.

My definition of art has always been the same. It is about freedom of expression, a new way of communication. It is never about exhibiting in museums or about hanging it on the wall.

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

These are nonviolent people who have lost their freedom simply because they expressed their ideas….In truth, they are heroes of our time.

We have to give our opinion, we have to say something, or we are a part of it. As an artist I am forced to say something.

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