Beijing is constructing a 100,000 m2 modern art museum, yet it will not feature any of my work.
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.
Ai WeiweiI can still wake up the next day and feel that there's something that needs to be done, which always amuses me.
Ai WeiweiWidespread state control over art and culture has left no room for freedom of expression in the country. For more than 60 years, anyone with a dissenting opinion has been suppressed. Chinese art is merely a product: it avoids any meaningful engagement. There is no larger context. Its only purpose is to charm viewers with its ambiguity.
Ai Weiwei