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I think the freedom to express one's views is more important than intellectual property.

Your own acts tell the world who you are and what kind of society you think it should be.

Overturning police cars is a super-intense workout. It’s probably the only sport I enjoy.

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

The fantasy we had with pearls was always so luxurious and unique with a kind of rareness.

I'm mischievous. The idea of taking risks and having real-world consequences energizes me.

I'm not going to be intimidated by people or identity politics. I think that's a dead end.

I think everybody deserves freedom. Freedom is such an abstract word, but it's all we need.

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

I'm always interested in people who are not orientated in art circles to become part of it.

Rather than a big figure, I guess you could say I'm more of an influential minority symbol.

Democracy, material wealth, and universal education are the soil upon which modernism exists.

My angst and my insecurity reflect the state's angst and insecurity. The state is scared too.

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

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

Measuring national prestige by gold medals is like using Viagra to judge the potency of a man.

The so-called culture nowadays is only a fake one with a superficial front. It is an empty lie.

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

I often feel more disgust than pride about this kind of success. So there's no regret whatsoever.

Art is always about overcoming obstacles between the inner condition and the skill for expression.

The Internet changes the structure of society all the time — this massiveness made of individuals.

In the end, I think, the state's rigidity is a function of its own insecurity, its indecisiveness.

Twitter is the people’s tool, the tool of the ordinary people, people who have no other resources.

Creating is about sharing ideas, sharing aesthetics, sharing what you believe in with other people.

I try to make my clothing line an entry point for discovering the substance of the rest of my work.

After I came back [to China], there was still a long period of time when I felt I had nothing to do.

The world has lost a great musician who will always be an inspiration to me and those at OBEY GIANT.

New York City is still the art capital - every time I'm in New York, I'm thinking about competition.

The works I made at the start of my career rely on the themes of war, atomic power, and outer space.

I have to respect my life, and free expression is part of my life. I can never really silence myself.

Any design, any city, any kind of craziness or tragedy, it all comes from a long time of preparation.

On the street, people aren't bashful. They will say if they like something or if they think it sucks.

I’m an artist who is always looking for what is possible. I’m always looking to extend the boundaries.

Destroy or build. Crazy or noncrazy. I'm not nostalgic about the old city. I don't enjoy it that much.

Everyone thinks the Chinese government selected me. Never ever. I was selected by Herzog and de Meuron.

[Cultural department] understand nothing but bureaucratic daily affairs. They don't care about culture.

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

Even if there have been setbacks during these past years, China is changing. China's society is opening.

I don't think [price] reflects if the work is good or bad.A good artist shouldn't be nervous about that.

If there's the right condition, I always want to express the concept or ideas in a very independent way.

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

If I really have nothing to do, I just watch my cats, take some photos, and go back to my personal blog.

I don't have this obsessive need to do street art all the time because it's already opened doors for me.

Life is art. Art is life. I never separate it. I don’t feel that much anger. I equally have a lot of joy.

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

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

I don't think there is a distinct change, because in the West I'm not a person who can serve his purpose.

I don't belong to a working system. They only select people if you belong to one so you can be controlled.

I was an illegal alien for many, many years. I couldn't move. If I moved I could not even get a visa back.

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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