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Beijing is constructing a 100,000 m2 modern art museum, yet it will not feature any of my work.

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All the rich people collect traditional Chinese art. So it's very natural for Chinese families to still see art as the highest human performance and send their children to this field.

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Even if I have hundreds of things to do, the disconnected feeling is still there because it is very hard to find a real purpose of life.

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For me, it is OK as long as I can breathe, as long as my heart is pumping, as long as I can express myself.

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New York was not a romantic city at [80th]. Nobody knows who you are and you don't have to care about anybody else. It's a very cold city, I should say.

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What is important is that we actively express our thoughts and wishes, in every realm that we can access.

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I curated this show [Shanghai Biennale ], I was by no means trying to shock people or be controversial.

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Life is never guaranteed to be safe, so we better use it while we are still in good condition.

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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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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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China has not established the rule of law and if there is a power above the law there is no social justice. Everybody can be subjected to harm. I'm just a citizen: my life is equal in value to any other. But I'm thankful that when I lost my freedom so many people shared feelings and put such touching effort into helping me.

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[Being unique] gives so much privilege to people who can make it, rather than having some moral and aesthetic discussions.

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Even though everybody who looked at me would call me a Chinese artist, that's the 1980s. New York in the '80s was not so interesting. I think it's quite narrow-minded. There wasn't much encouragement or opportunities for any artist - not just Chinese artists.

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Individual; that means he has his own special way to communicate, which creates the form of him. In the information age, this expression and communication has become so different.

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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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Liberty is about our rights to question everything.

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I loved New York — every inch of it. It was a little bit scary at that time, but still, the excitement was so strong — visually and intellectually. It was like a monster.

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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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People have a tendency to become elite rather than to care about the general conditions of the society, which makes me sick. It's an unbearable condition.

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I don't like China. Even today, I still feel I have no emotional relations with this place.

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