Art is Quotes by Ai Weiwei

I'm totally independent. I don't bear any responsibility to any system.

— Ai Weiwei

If my art has nothing to do with people's pain and sorrow, what is 'art' for?

— Ai Weiwei

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

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

— Ai Weiwei

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

By participating in the society we live in, we understand our conditions and the way we relate to the world.

— Ai Weiwei

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

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

— Ai Weiwei

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

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

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

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

— Ai Weiwei