Everyone of us is a potential convict.

If we all say the same thing, then I think the government has to listen. But because no one is saying it, I become singled out, even though what I'm saying is common sense. It's very essential values that we all have to protect. But in Chinese society, people are giving up on protecting these values.

I think by not letting young people be fully informed, how can they have energy and passion and the right picture of the world? I think that's the true crime.

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

Warhol came from an ordinary family and he had a profound understanding about capitalism and material culture. He was probably one of the few Western artists - or artists from the United States - that could be considered a true product of his time and brought out that kind of spirit of the culture.

If artists cannot speak up for human dignity or rights, then who else will do it?

I think art certainly is the vehicle for us to develop any new ideas, to be creative, to extend our imagination, to change the current conditions.