My 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 believe [the architecture firm] Herzog and de Meuron and our collaboration made the product the best it could be.
Ai WeiweiI remember one little rainy day I went searching for this apartment and I saw so many people standing on a stoop on the corner in the rain. Later I realized, that was drug traffic. They were all buying drugs.
Ai WeiweiChoices after waking up: To be true or to lie? To take action or be brainwashed? To be free or be jailed?
Ai Weiwei