“Any design, any city, any kind of craziness or tragedy, it all comes from a long time of preparation.” Quote by Ai Weiwei
“Destroy or build. Crazy or noncrazy. I'm not nostalgic about the old city. I don't enjoy it that much.” EnjoyCitiesCrazyNostalgic Author:Ai Weiwei
“I'm not nostalgic about the old city. I don't enjoy it that much. It was just a city with one emperor and the rest of them just rats or meaningless people.” PeopleEnjoyCitiesMeaninglessRatsEmperorNostalgic Author:Ai Weiwei
“The society was so different [in China] - it was a feudalistic society. It didn't come to a point of industrial revolution until twenty years ago.” YearsDifferentRevolutionYears AgoTwentiesChinaIndustrial Revolution Author:Ai Weiwei
“Today, we jump into this globalization of the economy and the internet age.” AgeTodayEconomyInternetGlobalization Author:Ai Weiwei
“Of course, there [in China] has to be chaos. It has to be crazy, and I don't think there's anything wrong about it except this government, which is really incapable of doing anything meaningful.” ThinkingGovernmentCoursesCrazyChaosChinaMeaningfulIncapableBeing Crazy Author:Ai Weiwei
“Otherwise, I think the building can be bigger, larger, and the city can be much more crazy. The problem is the government structure is so deadly stupid, not really solving problems but creating a lot of problems itself every day.” ThinkingProblemGovernmentCitiesCrazyStupidBuildingCreatingBiggerStructureProblem Solving Author:Ai Weiwei
“Chinese government is very clearly losing power in every aspect, but trying to fix up all the problems or potential problems.” TryingProblemGovernmentLosingAspectChineseLosing PowerChinese Government Author:Ai Weiwei
“The whole attitude of society has become much more open and realistic. They realize that the only way to make a more democratic and free society is to let different opinions come out.” WayDifferentWholeRealizingAttitudeOpinionDemocraticRealisticFree SocietyDifferent Opinions Author:Ai Weiwei
“The [China] government has improved in the last years. Of course, the structure is still the same; there's still a one-party system and strong censorship.” YearsStillsGovernmentLastsCoursesStrongPartyStructureChinaCensorshipLast Year Author:Ai Weiwei
“I have always stated I designed the stadium as a toilet seat. I don't care if this is a great cultural event or a national symbol. It has nothing to do with me. It deals with the city.” IfsCareDealsCitiesEventsDon't CareSymbolsI Don't CareSeatsToiletsStadiumsToilet Seat Author:Ai Weiwei
