Without freedom of speech, there is no modern world, just a barbaric one. — Ai Weiwei Copy Share Image
The world is not changing if you don’t shoulder the burden of responsibility. — Ai Weiwei Copy Share Image
[Museums] all belongs to the cultural department, which is the biggest cultural department in the world. — Ai Weiwei Copy Share Image
I think by not letting young people be fully informed, how can they have energy and passion and the right picture of… — Ai Weiwei Copy Share Image
This world should be much more open and should be much more free, so the young people would have the chance to… — Ai Weiwei Copy Share Image
The rest of the world understands little about China's changes and the possibilities and crises that come with them. — Ai Weiwei Copy Share Image
By participating in the society we live in, we understand our conditions and the way we relate to the world. — Ai Weiwei Copy Share Image
Imagine one day, the hateful world around you collapses. And it is your attitude, words and actions that put an end to… — Ai Weiwei Copy Share Image
Your own acts tell the world who you are and what kind of society you think it should be. — Ai Weiwei Copy Share Image
Freedom of speech implies the world isn’t defined. It is meaningful when people are allowed to see the world their way. — 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
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
To experience poetry is to see over and above reality. It is to discover that which is beyond the physical, to experience… — Ai Weiwei Copy Share Image
New York is a city where you're so alone, you're an individual, you can disappear. You can make something happen. But it's… — Ai Weiwei Copy Share Image
Chinese citizens have never had the right to really express their opinions; in the constitution it says you can, but in the… — Ai Weiwei Copy Share Image
Recently I danced in a video spoof of the song 'Gangnam Style,' and it was quickly banned across multiple Chinese online video… — Ai Weiwei Copy Share Image
I think Chinese leadership is trying to tell the world they have another set of logic or reasoning or values which are… — Ai Weiwei Copy Share Image
Beijing's Olympics were very grand - they were trying to throw a party for the world, but the hosts didn't enjoy it.… — Ai Weiwei Copy Share Image
The importance of elections, transparency, legal procedures, an independent army, and the judicial system is not regarded as highly in China. These… — Ai Weiwei Copy Share Image
We see the tendency in the world to criticise democracy and sometimes even to say that authoritarian countries like China are more… — Ai Weiwei Copy Share Image
The Beijing Olympics and the Shanghai World Expo show just how much effort China is willing to spend to enter the global… — Ai Weiwei Copy Share Image
This week, the world gathers in Beijing for the 2008 Olympic games. This is the extraordinary moment China has been dreaming of… — Ai Weiwei Copy Share Image
China partially wants to become part of the world. By hosting the Olympics and the Expo, they made a big effort to… — Ai Weiwei Copy Share Image
When you have strict censorship of the internet, young students cannot receive a full education. Their view of the world is imbalanced.… — Ai Weiwei Copy Share Image
This nation is notorious for its ability to make or fake anything cheaply. 'Made-in-China' goods now fill homes around the world. But… — Ai Weiwei Copy Share Image
China hasn't only existed for one day. Now, the whole nation has become richer and it's become a problem. The problem is… — Ai Weiwei Copy Share Image
The Chinese art world does not exist. In a society that restricts individual freedoms and violates human rights, anything that calls itself… — 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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