These are nonviolent people who have lost their freedom simply because they expressed their ideas.... In truth, they are heroes of our… — Ai Weiwei Copy Share Image
Maybe [success] is because I'm in China and I'm more open. Maybe it's my independent behavior, or because I participated in certain… — Ai Weiwei Copy Share Image
If it's possible, I will have some noodles in the morning and start talking to people, start to think about a few… — Ai Weiwei Copy Share Image
So maybe there are three parts in my life - earlier background living in exile in Xinjiang in a very political circumstance,… — Ai Weiwei Copy Share Image
If there's the right condition, I always want to express the concept or ideas in a very independent way. — Ai Weiwei Copy Share Image
I hope that my work expresses my worldview and encourages people to exchange ideas. — Ai Weiwei Copy Share Image
I think art certainly is the vehicle for us to develop any new ideas, to be creative, to extend our imagination, to… — 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
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
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
The idea to use backpacks came from my visit to Sichuan after the earthquake in May 2008. During the earthquake many schools… — 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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