China has a rich history that has spanned millennia. It consists of the histories of many nations and regions.

I curated this show [Shanghai Biennale ], I was by no means trying to shock people or be controversial.

To experience poetry is to see over and above reality. It is to discover that which is beyond the physical, to experience another life and another level of feeling. It is to wonder about the world, to understand the nature of people and, most importantly, to be shared with another, old or young, known or unknown.

Twitter is the people’s tool, the tool of the ordinary people, people who have no other resources.

I loved New York — every inch of it. It was a little bit scary at that time, but still, the excitement was so strong — visually and intellectually. It was like a monster.

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 think my stance and my way of life is my most important art.