Behind every political deal in this country, the first casualties are always the ordinary people, who are barely treated as human.

[Shanghai Biennale] has been my attitude for as long as I've been practicing art and other cultural-related activities.

Life is art. Art is life. I never separate it.

I'm totally independent. I don't bear any responsibility to any system.

Of course, people will call you an old artist or young artist, which is just a character of you. But personally, I don't think my work and my understanding of art is so much related to being Chinese, but the character of that. Maybe it's beyond my own consciousness.

China seems unpredictable because it has a distinct culture and social system. It is still a mystery to other parts of the world, even though the veil of China has been lifted many times as a result of globalization.

I think it’s a responsibility for any artist to protect freedom of expression and to use any way to extend this power.