Warhol influenced me because of his writing. If I had never read his writings and interviews, I would never have understood his work.
Ai WeiweiBeijing is constructing a 100,000 m2 modern art museum, yet it will not feature any of my work.
Ai WeiweiFor artists and intellectuals today, what is most needed is to be clear about social responsibility, because that is what most people automatically give up. Just to protect yourself as an individual is very political. You don't have to march on Tiananmen, but you do have to be clear-minded, to find your own means of expression.
Ai Weiwei