In a society that restricts individual freedoms and violates human rights, anything that calls itself creative or independent is a pretence. It… — Ai Weiwei Copy Share Image
China is at a different stage of development, human rights are violated here much more often. And still, we see improvements even… — Ai Weiwei Copy Share Image
Since the global economic crisis began, the change in global attitudes is clear to see - and I think it is pitiful.… — Ai Weiwei Copy Share Image
The American experience influenced my understanding of individuality, basic human rights, freedom of expression and the rights and responsibilities of citizens. — 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
No state or society can claim to have established human rights once and for all. — 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
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
If human rights are supposed to have any meaning, then they have to be discussed openly. — Ai Weiwei Copy Share Image
Nationality started as something natural, but we should not be restrained by the old politics that make up these clear lines. It… — Ai Weiwei Copy Share Image
“A name is the first and final marker of individual rights, one fixed part of the ever changing human world. A name… — 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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