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You're still being looked at as somebody who - it's a very complicated issue.

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I think it’s a responsibility for any artist to protect freedom of expression and to use any way to extend this power.

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Choices after waking up: To be true or to lie? To take action or be brainwashed? To be free or be jailed?

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There is no media freedom in China. As a result, the society is corrupt and lacks productivity. It is unable to adjust itself for progress. This will lead to the country's eventual downfall.

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

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Widespread state control over art and culture has left no room for freedom of expression in the country. For more than 60 years, anyone with a dissenting opinion has been suppressed. Chinese art is merely a product: it avoids any meaningful engagement. There is no larger context. Its only purpose is to charm viewers with its ambiguity.

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My definition of art has always been the same. It is about freedom of expression, a new way of communication. It is never about exhibiting in museums or about hanging it on the wall.

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If civil society has nobody who protects the law, then what kind of society is that?

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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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My mother became much older when I came out (ed's note: of detention). She had problems with her hearing and high blood pressure. But they still support me.

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Every day I'm learning something new from the practice. It's very rewarding.

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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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When I first got into the first-year study after the Cultural Revolution, got into the same school with this group, I wasn't conscious of the so-called "Fifth Generation." I didn't like that kind of study condition because there's no real, true education there.

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

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The media is the message. It carries the full intention and the meaning. Once you change it...it's very disturbing.

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I'm most embarrassed at my art shows, even though I don't show it.

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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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[Cultural departments] don't care about culture. Maybe they're the furthest from the people who understand culture.

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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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