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I never saw [Allen Ginsberg] as some kind of crazy figure.

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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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China has a rich history that has spanned millennia. It consists of the histories of many nations and regions.

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Creativity is the power to reject the past, to change the status quo, and to seek new potential. Simply put, aside from using one's imagination - perhaps more importantly - creativity is the power to act.

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Liberty is about the right to question everything.

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I was in the most restricted prison in China, the most tough. The design of the prison is modeled for internal crimes of the Communist party, so it's like a mafia family's law. It's independent to the law this nation openly applies. It's the place they take you before they give you over to the judicial system. You stay there for a year or two and they make you really suffer to confess everything.

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The people who control culture in China have no culture.

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

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Maybe being powerful means to be fragile.

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Artists are the worst [people]. They are selfish, self-centred; they don't care what happens.

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This is a very general understanding of art in China, that being an artist can make you money and turn you into a star.

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So-called Chinese art and culture is under control of the Party. They exist to serve the official agenda. I call it fake art and culture.

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I have always stated I designed the stadium as a toilet seat. I don't care if this is a great cultural event or a national symbol. It has nothing to do with me. It deals with the city.

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Today, the general masses in this society are in this political-social condition that really encourages people to become rich and become a star and be unique.

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I think my stance and my way of life is my most important art.

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No state or society can claim to have established human rights once and for all.

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This so-called contemporary art is not a form, but a philosophy of society.

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Historically, China is not a nation of sportsmen. We traditionally put more emphasis on being close to nature than pushing endlessly to excel. A philosophy that values tranquil contemplation of the landscape cannot easily be adapted to the Olympic slogan of 'higher, stronger, faster.'

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

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Everything is selected by the central government without good judgment or an understanding of culture to make it really safe. They will become nobody to maintain their power and be raised to the next higher level.

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