If people are being abused or even killed during an arrest, this is highly disturbing.

The Internet has established a public sphere and developed a pressure which the government can no longer ignore.

I think the pearls - one is a necklace, and another you have five hundred pounds of pearls, which may be one million pearls in a bowl - really show a kind of [society] condition.

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. Art should live in the heart of the people. Ordinary people should have the same ability to understand art as anybody else. I don’t think art is elite or mysterious. I don’t think anybody can separate art from politics. The intention to separate art from politics is itself a very political intention.

Creativity is part of human nature. It can only be untaught.

The relationship between the Chinese government and me is like a Cold War.

Had I to create a name for these times, I’d say it is the age of craziness