I spend a lot of time talking to journalists.

Once you've tasted freedom, it stays in your heart and no one can take it. Then, you can be more powerful than a whole country.

As a total activity - I practice curating, art, architecture, writing, and publishing all together. I still act as a living creature.

I think you can give meaning to any condition; you can be poor or unsuccessful or be so-called successful. But I don't think that it would give an individual human being a better condition.

So-called Chinese art and culture is under control of the Party. They exist to serve the official agenda. I call it fake art and culture.

After I came back [to China], there was still a long period of time when I felt I had nothing to do.

To express yourself needs a reason, but expressing yourself is the reason.