China spends a lot of resources and effort on gaining soft power over culture. The hope is that it can be the… — Ai Weiwei Copy Share Image
So-called Chinese art and culture is under control of the Party. They exist to serve the official agenda. I call it fake… — Ai Weiwei Copy Share Image
The so-called culture nowadays is only a fake one with a superficial front. It is an empty lie. — Ai Weiwei Copy Share Image
[Cultural department] understand nothing but bureaucratic daily affairs. They don't care about culture. — Ai Weiwei Copy Share Image
I don't personally feel any association with a kind of culture related to state, or culture related to power, which I think… — Ai Weiwei Copy Share Image
[Cultural departments] don't care about culture. Maybe they're the furthest from the people who understand culture. — Ai Weiwei Copy Share Image
China seems unpredictable because it has a distinct culture and social system. It is still a mystery to other parts of the… — Ai Weiwei Copy Share Image
Civilization has evolved toward more acceptance, understanding and tolerance of global thinking. If we accept differences, our creativity booms. It makes life… — Ai Weiwei Copy Share Image
China is an old nation with a colourful history. Its booming economy has triggered an appetite and a curiosity around the world… — Ai Weiwei Copy Share Image
Warhol came from an ordinary family and he had a profound understanding about capitalism and material culture. He was probably one of… — Ai Weiwei Copy Share Image
China's culture and history are closely related to my living environment. This country is my birthplace. It is also where I grew… — Ai Weiwei Copy Share Image
Everything is selected by the central government without good judgment or an understanding of culture to make it really safe. They will… — Ai Weiwei Copy Share Image
Widespread state control over art and culture has left no room for freedom of expression in the country. For more than 60… — Ai Weiwei Copy Share Image
Now I've come to such a mixed culture: America, Europe, South America, Africa. And the politics are changing everywhere all the time… — Ai Weiwei Copy Share Image
The Internet is the best thing that ever happened to China. It turns us into individuals and also enables us to share… — Ai Weiwei Copy Share Image
Police in China can do whatever they want; after 81 days in arbitrary detention you clearly realise that they don't have to obey their… — Ai Weiwei Copy Share
China has a rich history that has spanned millennia. It consists of the histories of many nations and regions. — Ai Weiwei Copy Share
This world should be much more open and should be much more free, so the young people would have the chance to exercise the… — Ai Weiwei Copy Share
By participating in the society we live in, we understand our conditions and the way we relate to the world. — Ai Weiwei Copy Share
I see the Beijing National Stadium as an architectural project. I accepted Herzog and De Meuron's invitation to collaborate on the design, and our… — Ai Weiwei Copy Share
I curated this show [Shanghai Biennale ], I was by no means trying to shock people or be controversial. — Ai Weiwei Copy Share
I think we cannot have a double standard. We cannot see our art as different from the reality. We cannot use two different sets… — Ai Weiwei Copy Share
It doesn't matter where I am - China will stay in me. I don't know how far I can still walk on this road… — Ai Weiwei Copy Share
Chinese citizens have never had the right to really express their opinions; in the constitution it says you can, but in the real world… — Ai Weiwei Copy Share
Your own acts tell the world who you are and what kind of society you think it should be. — Ai Weiwei Copy Share
Our lives are bound by physical limits, familial ties, political conditions, and geographical restrictions. Individual freedom takes us beyond them all. — Ai Weiwei Copy Share
Now I've come to such a mixed culture: America, Europe, South America, Africa. And the politics are changing everywhere all the time and becoming… — Ai Weiwei Copy Share
I don't think it's worth discussing new directions in the context of Chinese art - there were no old directions, either. Chinese art has… — Ai Weiwei Copy Share
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