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Just look at the statistics: Each university has tens of thousands of applications for students who want to be in art school, but they can only accept a few hundred.

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The whole Chinese system - not just the political leadership, the military too, the whole power structure, our education system, the whole of society - is suffering from being cut off from the free flow of information. That's why the country can't face up to open competition - unless it resorts to measures like North Korea.

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If artists cannot speak up for human dignity or rights, then who else will do 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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You can never know what is and what is not powerful, but you can always find out what the powerful people are scared of. A state like China looks so powerful, but they are so scared of the Internet, so the Internet is more powerful than them.

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We live in changing times, and many people experience the challenges that come with it. In the face of uncertain futures, no one will know what to expect.

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Imagine one day, the hateful world around you collapses. And it is your attitude, words and actions that put an end to it. Will you be excited?

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Chinese citizens have never had the right to really express their opinions; in the constitution it says you can, but in the real world it is more dangerous. In the west people think it's a right they're born with. Here it's a right given by the government, and one that's not really practised.

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I hope that my work expresses my worldview and encourages people to exchange ideas.

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In China, we don't have any contemporary art museums. Until a few years ago, we didn't even have a gallery.

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

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There are no outdoor sports as graceful as throwing stones at a dictatorship.

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Chinese government is very clearly losing power in every aspect, but trying to fix up all the problems or potential problems.

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It became like a symbolic thing, to be “an artist.” After Duchamp, I realized that being an artist is more about a lifestyle and attitude than producing some product.

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When you have strict censorship of the internet, young students cannot receive a full education. Their view of the world is imbalanced. There can be no true discussion of the issues.

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

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I spent a lot of time standing on street corners [of New York City] talking to local residents. I spent time in bookstores and galleries. But most of the time, I really did not have much to do.

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It's really rubbish that some kind of "technical" learning means you will be a better person because you know this skill better.

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Stupidity can win for a moment, but it can never really succeed because the nature of humans is to seek freedom. Rulers can delay that freedom, but they cannot stop it.

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The rest of the world understands little about China's changes and the possibilities and crises that come with them.

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