Mass production is nothing new. Weren’t cathedrals built through mass production? The pyramids?
AI WEIWEITo experience poetry is to see over and above reality. It is to discover that which is beyond the physical, to experience another life and another level of feeling.
More Ai Weiwei Quotes
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I saw [Allen Ginsberg] more as an old man who liked poetry and who had a lot of physical and emotional problems. We liked our time together.
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The tragic reality of today is reflected in the true plight of our spiritual existence. We are spineless and cannot stand straight.
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People have been longing for this moment, because it symbolises a turning point in China’s relationship with the outside world.
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Even if I have hundreds of things to do, the disconnected feeling is still there because it is very hard to find a real purpose of life.
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I spent a lot of time standing on street corners [of New York City] talking to local residents. I spent time in bookstores and galleries. But most of the time, I really did not have much to do.
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Democracy, material wealth, and universal education are the soil upon which modernism exists.
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No state or society can claim to have established human rights once and for all.
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Life is art. Art is life. I never separate it.
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Nothing is clear-cut. Perhaps I’ll find my way – or get totally lost.
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The only way to avoid misunderstanding, war and bloodshed is to defend freedom of expression and to communicate with sincerity, concern and good intentions.
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Maybe being powerful means to be fragile.
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We move so fast that memory is something we can only grasp
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People who can’t do that don’t get a sense of responsibility. And if you lack a sense of responsibility, you push the blame onto the system.
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I think it’s quite narrow-minded. There wasn’t much encouragement or opportunities for any artist – not just Chinese artists.
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Imagine one day, the hateful world around you collapses. And it is your attitude, words and actions that put an end to it. Will you be excited?
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