When human beings are scared and feel everything is exposed to the government, we will censor ourselves from free thinking. That's dangerous for human development.

I have people working together, doing different things: architecture, art installation, photography, publishing, and curatorial works and design.

I believe [the architecture firm] Herzog and de Meuron and our collaboration made the product the best it could be.

The [China] government has improved in the last years. Of course, the structure is still the same; there's still a one-party system and strong censorship.

The tragic reality of today is reflected in the true plight of our spiritual existence. We are spineless and cannot stand straight.

In my case, I was stuck there for quite a while. New York is large enough to be a very abstract city, so nobody cares.

Modern Chinese culture is weak and lackluster.