A lot of the time [in the U.S.], I was thinking about how spending time is always questionable or is always the biggest obstacle in my life.
Ai WeiweiThis is a very general understanding of art in China, that being an artist can make you money and turn you into a star.
Ai Weiwei...photographs are facts, but not necessarily true... The present always surpasses the past, and the future will not care about today.
Ai WeiweiI always thought that in modern history Chinese people are like a dish of sand, never really close together. But I think a dish of sand is a good metaphor because we have the Internet. We don't have to be physically united. You can be an individual and have your own set of values but join others in certain struggles. There is nothing more powerful than that.
Ai Weiwei