Ai Weiwei
Ai Weiwei
Ai Weiwei; born 28 August 1957 in Beijing) is a Chinese Contemporary artist and activist. His father's side's original surname is 蔣 Jiang. Ai collaborated with Swiss architects Herzog & de Meuron as the artistic consultant on the Beijing National Stadium for the 2008 Olympics. As a political activist, he has been highly and openly critical of the Chinese Government's stance on democracy and human rights. He has investigated government corruption and cover-ups, in particular the Sichuan schools corruption scandal...
NationalityChinese
ProfessionSculptor
Date of Birth18 May 1957
CityBeijing, China
CountryChina
Your own acts tell the world who you are and what kind of society you think it should be.
A small act is worth a million thoughts.
Creativity is the power to reject the past, to change the status quo, and to seek new potential. Simply put, aside from using one's imagination - perhaps more importantly - creativity is the power to act.
Creativity is part of human nature. It can only be untaught.
The art always wins. Anything can happen to me, but the art will stay.
Maybe being powerful means to be fragile.
Everything is art. Everything is politics.
The world is not changing if you don’t shoulder the burden of responsibility.
I think art certainly is the vehicle for us to develop any new ideas, to be creative, to extend our imagination, to change the current conditions.
Choices after waking up: To be true or to lie? To take action or be brainwashed? To be free or be jailed?
Liberty is about the right to question everything.
We have to give our opinion, we have to say something, or we are a part of it. As an artist I am forced to say something.
Creativity is the power to act.
I always want people to be confused, to be shocked or realize something later.