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I think art is a very important weapon to achieve human freedom

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Dont retreat. Retweet!

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Freedom of expression is a very essential condition for me to make any art. Also, it is an essential value for my life. I have to protect this right and also to fight for the possibility.

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You see so many people doing quite nice and respectful work, but nobody like Warhol. Warhol is outstanding. I think he has a value that is far from fully understood. He's very special for younger generations.

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As a total activity - I practice curating, art, architecture, writing, and publishing all together. I still act as a living creature.

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China hasn't only existed for one day. Now, the whole nation has become richer and it's become a problem. The problem is universal. The factor is big. Everybody has to rethink the balance of the world and the whole landscape.

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New York is a city where you're so alone, you're an individual, you can disappear. You can make something happen. But it's very different to make something happen in the art world.

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In the '80s, you couldn't walk in the neighborhood without looking back to see if anyone was following you. You had your key in your hand before you got to your apartment and you'd rush in so you didn't have to stop.

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A city is a place that can offer maximum freedom. Otherwise it’s incomplete.

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I always admire writers. My father was a writer, a poet. I always admire people who can clearly state their mind.

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Selling high or low doesn't mean anything. It has to do purely with the market.

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I think by not letting young people be fully informed, how can they have energy and passion and the right picture of the world? I think that's the true crime.

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I think China is laughing about the results of the presidential elections. China, Russia, they all laugh about it. They see how dramatic U.S. has to be put this kind of shame on its own - cannot handle the situation. Or show such a difficulty with this liberal ideas. Men or women created equal. And to defend those very essential ideas.

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I always want to design a frame that’s open to everyone. I don’t see art as a secret code.

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It [success] is really by mistake.

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Civilization has evolved toward more acceptance, understanding and tolerance of global thinking. If we accept differences, our creativity booms. It makes life much more colorful. It also makes humanity much more safe. If we see pureness somewhere as something to be desired, the trouble starts.

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All the auction houses care about is the selling of luxury goods.

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

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Many people are going to use [Beijing National Stadium], which makes it more meaningful. If we don't design it, somebody else has to design it.

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I can still wake up the next day and feel that there's something that needs to be done, which always amuses me.

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