The relationship between the Chinese government and me is like a Cold War. — Ai Weiwei Copy Share Image
I don't like China. Even today, I still feel I have no emotional relations with this place. — Ai Weiwei Copy Share Image
China has a rich history that has spanned millennia. It consists of the histories of many nations and regions. — Ai Weiwei Copy Share Image
Even if there have been setbacks during these past years, China is changing. China's society is opening. — Ai Weiwei Copy Share Image
After I came back [to China], there was still a long period of time when I felt I had nothing to do. — Ai Weiwei Copy Share Image
To the media, I have become a symbolic figure, critical of China. According to the government, I am a dangerous threat. — 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
I will never leave China, unless I am forced to. Because China is mine. I will not leave something that belongs to… — Ai Weiwei Copy Share Image
I'm a free man now, except I cannot leave China. You know, I have no desire to travel. I have so many… — Ai Weiwei Copy Share Image
I don't think China should care if this crazy old guy should have a show here or not. You have so many… — Ai Weiwei Copy Share Image
The [China] government has improved in the last years. Of course, the structure is still the same; there's still a one-party system… — Ai Weiwei Copy Share Image
It doesn't matter where I am - China will stay in me. I don't know how far I can still walk on… — Ai Weiwei Copy Share Image
Everyone wants an iPhone, but it would be impossible to design an iPhone in China because it's not a product; it's an… — 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
China didn't want to lose the cutting edge of technology. So the idea of having a Sina Weibo was an attempt to… — Ai Weiwei Copy Share Image
For all the tough talk about China during the presidential debates, Romney and Obama evaded any mention of China's suspect human rights… — Ai Weiwei Copy Share Image
You can never know what is and what is not powerful, but you can always find out what the powerful people are… — Ai Weiwei Copy Share Image
China and the U.S. are two societies with very different attitudes towards opinion and criticism. In China, I am constantly under surveillance.… — Ai Weiwei Copy Share Image
Historically, China is not a nation of sportsmen. We traditionally put more emphasis on being close to nature than pushing endlessly to… — Ai Weiwei Copy Share Image
I think U.S. and China is a big opportunity, to be seen as partner or some kind of strategic partner maybe. But… — Ai Weiwei Copy Share Image
It is not an easy job to govern China, I am aware of that. There are crises and emergencies all the time,… — Ai Weiwei Copy Share Image
In China, we don't have any contemporary art museums. Until a few years ago, we didn't even have a gallery. — Ai Weiwei Copy Share Image
I don't think China has professional museums - not in the past, present, or near future. — Ai Weiwei Copy Share Image
All movies in China are censored. Out of 600 movies produced in China, only 60 are allowed to show in theatres. — Ai Weiwei Copy Share Image
Somehow, we [ Tan Dun and director Chen Kaige] were all privileged at the time; we could be outside of China. But… — Ai Weiwei Copy Share Image
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
To protect the right of expression is the central part of an artist's activity... In China many essential rights are lacking, and… — Ai Weiwei Copy Share Image
It's always the rich and there's plenty to waste, yet still China has a lot of people living in very spare, poor… — Ai Weiwei Copy Share Image
My musician friends are banned from playing concerts in China because they share the same views as I do. My name cannot… — Ai Weiwei Copy Share Image
A nation like China has become one of the biggest production fields for exporting cheap labor, which also re-questions our history and… — Ai Weiwei Copy Share Image
Of course, there [in China] has to be chaos. It has to be crazy, and I don't think there's anything wrong about… — 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
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
The biggest obstacle in interacting with China is the difference in perspectives about basic values. These include issues such as human rights,… — 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
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
I don't believe in the so-called Olympic spirit. I speak from personal experience. When China hosted the Games, it failed to include… — Ai Weiwei Copy Share Image
If my art has nothing to do with people's pain and sorrow, what is 'art' for? — 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 Image
China has a rich history that has spanned millennia. It consists of the histories of many nations and regions. — 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 exercise the… — 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
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 Image
I curated this show [Shanghai Biennale ], I was by no means trying to shock people or be controversial. — Ai Weiwei Copy Share Image
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 Image
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 Image
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 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
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