Any design, any city, any kind of craziness or tragedy, it all comes from a long time of preparation.
Ai WeiweiMy image of what a city should be - the super-rich and all the poor and desperate and the people who have some kind of a desire. It's a surviving game, people trying to survive on many different levels.
Ai WeiweiMy definition of art has always been the same. It is about freedom of expression, a new way of communication. It is never about exhibiting in museums or about hanging it on the wall. Art should live in the heart of the people. Ordinary people should have the same ability to understand art as anybody else. I donโt think art is elite or mysterious. I donโt think anybody can separate art from politics. The intention to separate art from politics is itself a very political intention.
Ai Weiwei