I curated this show [Shanghai Biennale ], I was by no means trying to shock people or be controversial. — 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
For those actors and directors who produce films which are always about the old kingdom or about heroes, you know about the… — Ai Weiwei Copy Share Image
I think Chinese leadership is trying to tell the world they have another set of logic or reasoning or values which are… — Ai Weiwei Copy Share Image
Beijing's Olympics were very grand - they were trying to throw a party for the world, but the hosts didn't enjoy it.… — Ai Weiwei Copy Share Image
I'm always followed by two or three cars and have police around. Even walking in the park, you see them taking photos… — Ai Weiwei Copy Share Image
We never really see the global situation as a total situation. Today's political leaders are still lacking of the vision. They very… — Ai Weiwei Copy Share Image
Chinese government is very clearly losing power in every aspect, but trying to fix up all the problems or potential problems. — Ai Weiwei Copy Share Image
My image of what a city should be - the super-rich and all the poor and desperate and the people who have… — 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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