“I suddenly realized I was getting ten opening notes a day on my mobile phone, more than when I was in New York. But this is China, where nothing is surprising.” New YorkTenNotesPhonesChinaOpeningSurprisingMobileMobile Phones Author:Ai Weiwei
“All the rich people collect traditional Chinese art. So it's very natural for Chinese families to still see art as the highest human performance and send their children to this field.” PeopleHumansChildrenArtStillsNaturalRichFieldsHighestPerformancesTraditionalChineseRich PeopleChinese Art Author:Ai Weiwei
“Because Chinese art is booming, it legitimizes this profession.” ArtArt IsProfessionChineseChinese Art Author:Ai Weiwei
“To give a price to an artwork, no matter how high or low, is always absurd. It's not something that can be measured by money or by certain numbers.” GivingMatterCertainNumbersLowsAbsurdArtwork Author:Ai Weiwei
“Selling high or low doesn't mean anything. It has to do purely with the market.” MeanLowsSelling Author:Ai Weiwei
“I don't think [price] reflects if the work is good or bad.A good artist shouldn't be nervous about that.” IfsThinkingArtistNervousGood ArtGood Artist Author:Ai Weiwei
“This is a very general understanding of art in China, that being an artist can make you money and turn you into a star.” ArtArtistTurnsStarsUnderstandingChinaBeing An Artist Author:Ai Weiwei
“We are living in a popular culture where everything is overexposed.” CulturePopular Culture Author:Ai Weiwei
“Just look at the statistics: Each university has tens of thousands of applications for students who want to be in art school, but they can only accept a few hundred.” WantLooksArtSchoolAcceptingStudentsHundredUniversityStatisticsApplicationArt School Author:Ai Weiwei
