Ai Weiwei

Visual Arts Chinese 1957 101 quotes

A contemporary Chinese artist and activist, known for his provocative and politically charged works that often critique human rights issues and government censorship.

Quotes by Ai Weiwei

Silence is a form of complicity.

Interview 2011

My art is about human dignity.

Interview 2010

I believe that everyone has a voice.

Interview 2011

The most important thing is to never give up.

Interview 2011

I want to provoke thought and discussion.

Interview 2010

My art is a commentary on society.

Interview 2010

I believe in freedom and democracy.

Interview 2011

The Internet is a powerful tool for change.

Interview 2009

Art is a way of making sense of the world.

Interview 2010

I am an activist.

Interview 2011

To be free, you have to be imprisoned first.

Speech 2011

The internet is a great tool for individual freedom, but it also creates new forms of control.

Book 2012

Art is about finding something you really believe in and fighting for it.

Interview 2009

I think the definition of an artist is someone who creates something that wasn't there before.

Speech 2014

Censorship is never over for those who have experienced it.

Letter 2013

Life is too short not to make art.

Personal reflection 2008

The government is not the truth, the government is the organization.

Interview 2011

Creativity is the power to reject the obvious.

Book 2015

I want to make art that challenges the viewer to think.

Speech 2007

Freedom of expression is the foundation of human rights.

Interview 2012