Art Quote by Ai Weiwei

Looking back on the Tiananmen movement, it is striking how modest the protesters' demands were: an end to press censorship and restrictions on demonstrations;…

— Tom Malinowski

In order to exercise the right to freedom of speech conferred by the Constitution, one should fulfill the social responsibility of a Chinese citizen.

— Liu Xiaobo

Widespread state control over art and culture has left no room for freedom of expression in the country. For more than 60 years, anyone…

— Ai Weiwei

I was a college student in 1989 when I participated in the demonstration at Tiananmen Square. I was one of the organizers.

— Li Lu

China is completely lacking in self-awareness and as someone who has stepped outside that society, I have a responsibility to write about it as…

— Ma Jian

“To survive in China you must reveal nothing to others. Or it could be used against you … That’s why I’ve come to think the…

— Evan Osnos

Artists have a responsibility to speak and to act when governments fail, and if we don't do that, we really deserve the world we…

— Alice Walker

“The [Tiananmen] Gate was built during the Ming Dynasty and used by Emperors for making public appearances and proclamations. The Gate, like Tiananmen Square,…

— Douglas Adams

“Today it is the Western democratic tradition that attracts and empowers people of all continents, creeds, and colors. When the Chinese students cried and…

— Arthur M. Schlesinger Jr

My activism has to do with my conscience; I cannot let certain things slide without doing something. My public speaking is part of an…

— Lee Maracle

One of the problems of truth being censored for a really long time is that people lose the ability to intuit what truth might…

— Salman Rushdie

We need to be able to guarantee the safety of all artists and activists for human rights so that it no longer takes extraordinary…

— Deeyah Khan