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A small act is worth a million thoughts.

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I think Allen [Ginsberg] was a person who's like a child.

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Recently I danced in a video spoof of the song 'Gangnam Style,' and it was quickly banned across multiple Chinese online video platforms. But the story still traveled all over the world, carried in hundreds of international media reports.

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In a society that restricts individual freedoms and violates human rights, anything that calls itself creative or independent is a pretence. It is impossible for a totalitarian society to create anything with passion and imagination.

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Today, we jump into this globalization of the economy and the internet age.

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You're still being looked at as somebody who - it's a very complicated issue.

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The idea to use backpacks came from my visit to Sichuan after the earthquake in May 2008. During the earthquake many schools collapsed. Thousands of young students lost their lives, and you could see bags and study material everywhere. Then you realize individual life, media, and the lives of the students are serving very different purposes. The lives of the students disappeared within the state propaganda, and very soon everybody will forget everything.

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There are many cases and layers of racist behavior in the US - from police treatment to the issues of education and job opportunities. In America, however, such cases are being discussed publically.

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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.

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We move so fast that memory is something we can only grasp

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We are living in a popular culture where everything is overexposed.

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

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I think it's more important to show your work to the public.

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I'm doing quite a few things now. In one day, I will go to Kassel, Germany, for a documentary project I've been preparing for half a year. I will bring 1,001 Chinese to participate as my artwork there - any Chinese who is a Chinese passport holder and over eighteen years old could apply through my blog. I'm just bringing them to Kassel to see the art show, and pay their room and board.

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Even if there have been setbacks during these past years, China is changing. China's society is opening.

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Once you've tasted freedom, it stays in your heart...

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Nationality started as something natural, but we should not be restrained by the old politics that make up these clear lines. It should have its own way of evolving. In some places, it will evolve slower and in others, faster. It's like the mountains, the ocean and the rivers. It has its own geological forms. Societies cannot be flat. But during change, human rights, human dignity and free speech have to be protected. Otherwise, we'll be going backward.

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I never think any place is better than others.

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I spend a lot of time talking to journalists.

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China restricts the society's freedom of speech. The Communist Party imposes these limits because it lacks confidence towards the future and has no ideals. Nowadays, China is experiencing the detrimental effects of such decisions. Its citizens have no creativity.

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