We have to give our opinion, we have to say something, or we are a part of it. As an artist I… — Ai Weiwei Copy Share Image
[Being unique] gives so much privilege to people who can make it, rather than having some moral and aesthetic discussions. — Ai Weiwei Copy Share Image
My situation gives me certain ideas about beauty or the excitement of life, but that doesn't mean other people can necessarily appreciate… — Ai Weiwei Copy Share Image
To give a price to an artwork, no matter how high or low, is always absurd. It's not something that can be… — Ai Weiwei Copy Share Image
Man has a tendency to try to give clear reasons to be rational, but often you can see how all those reasons… — Ai Weiwei Copy Share Image
I think you can give meaning to any condition; you can be poor or unsuccessful or be so-called successful. But I don't… — Ai Weiwei Copy Share Image
As a person, I was born to give out my opinions. By giving out my opinions, I realize who I am. As… — Ai Weiwei Copy Share Image
If we all say the same thing, then I think the government has to listen. But because no one is saying it,… — Ai Weiwei Copy Share Image
For artists and intellectuals today, what is most needed is to be clear about social responsibility, because that is what most people… — Ai Weiwei Copy Share Image
I was in the most restricted prison in China, the most tough. The design of the prison is modeled for internal crimes… — 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
If I walk on the street, if I go to a restaurant, people come to me and say: "Can we take a… — 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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