"I would rather be disconnected or forgotten," said Ai, one of China's most prominent figures in the arts. He conceived the stadium's steel-lattice design - nicknamed the bird's nest - with Swiss architects Herzog & de Meuron.
"I hate the kind of feeling stirred up by promotion or propaganda ... It's the kind of sentiment when you don't stick to the facts, but try to make up something, to mislead people away from a true discussion. It is not good for anyone."
He accused those choreographing the opening ceremony on August 8 next year - including film-makers Steven Spielberg and Zhang Yimou - of failing to live up to their responsibility as artists.
"All the shitty directors in the world are involved. It's disgusting," said Ai. "I don't like anyone who shamelessly abuses their profession, who makes no moral judgment. It is mindless."
In what may be one of the most controversial Olympics since Moscow, the Beijing games gets another hit from Ai Weiwei. The Chinese artist behind Beijing's new Olympic stadium the Bird's Nest, told the Guardian that he would not be attending the opening ceremony next year.
