Able Quote by Michael Craig-Martin

For many years I hoped to have an exhibition in China, because of my family connection.

— Michael Craig-Martin

In my own art, I try to use my personal voice and effort to enable some Chinese people to see the possibilities of another…

— Cai Guo-Qiang

I think that the exchange is very important. Before I did the exhibition in Shanghai, I was a judge for the John Moores Painting…

— Michael Craig-Martin

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 appreciate it if I make a Chinese film. And if there is an opportunity to make a Hollywood film, I will take it…

— Gong Li

The Chinese art world does not exist. In a society that restricts individual freedoms and violates human rights, anything that calls itself creative or…

— Ai Weiwei

I had my exhibition of paintings first in Shanghai, and then recently in Wuhan. Wuhan particularly interested me, because I am 1/8 Chinese.

— Michael Craig-Martin

You don't know what the Chinese expect in the way of beauty. The presentation is just a farce. You come into a room filled…

— Helmut Jahn

China was the first time I truly felt like an outsider. I fell in love with the process of trying to become intimate with…

— Abigail Washburn

If you can make people understand why freedom is so important through the arts, that would be a big help.

— Aung San Suu Kyi

I lived in China for 9 years straight. I saw how my Chinese friends benefited and gained much more freedom to determine the course…

— Rebecca MacKinnon

I love bringing the colors and textures of other cultures. If I wear a dress that I bought from a street vendor in Bali…

— Serinda Swan