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[Museums] all belongs to the cultural department, which is the biggest cultural department in the world.

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I think we cannot have a double standard. We cannot see our art as different from the reality. We cannot use two different sets of judgment.

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China partially wants to become part of the world. By hosting the Olympics and the Expo, they made a big effort to tell people: Look, we are the same. They want to be accepted by the international community.

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If you just turn to your paper or television each day, there are thousands of stories that are much more shocking than the gallery artworks.

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The so-called culture nowadays is only a fake one with a superficial front. It is an empty lie.

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We see the tendency in the world to criticise democracy and sometimes even to say that authoritarian countries like China are more efficient. That is very short-sighted. China looks efficient only because it can sacrifice most people's rights. This is not something the west should be happy about.

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I think to deal with the situation like human crisis, 65 million people being displaced, lost their home, and with such human tragedy, has to make every level of society to be conscious and to be alert about the situation. So, the politicians and the people who make decisions very often is the one we think can make some difference. But of course they will not make a difference if the citizens or the individuals not push it or not to speak out, to possess a very strong voice about, this is not acceptable.

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I don't believe in the so-called Olympic spirit. I speak from personal experience. When China hosted the Games, it failed to include the people. The event was constructed without regard for their joy.

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Everyone of us is a potential convict.

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I am very much interested in the so-called useless object. I mean, it takes perfect craftsmanship, beautiful material carefully measured and crafted, but at the same time it’s really useless.

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This world should be much more open and should be much more free, so the young people would have the chance to exercise the quality of their lives.

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Our lives are bound by physical limits, familial ties, political conditions, and geographical restrictions. Individual freedom takes us beyond them all.

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If human rights are supposed to have any meaning, then they have to be discussed openly.

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China spends a lot of resources and effort on gaining soft power over culture. The hope is that it can be the last lifeline for the Party's survival. Obviously, the idea will fail.

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I am everywhere and I am nowhere. That's the beauty of the Internet Age.

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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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Any design, any city, any kind of craziness or tragedy, it all comes from a long time of preparation.

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Your own acts tell the world who you are and what kind of society you think it should be.

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Expressing oneself is like a drug. I'm so addicted to it.

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A small act is worth a million thoughts.

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