Technology is a liberation. I think the information age probably is the best thing to happen to the human race in human evolution.
AI WEIWEIYou don’t have to march on Tiananmen, but you do have to be clear-minded, to find your own means of expression.
More Ai Weiwei Quotes
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I lived there [ in New York City] as an artist, but never as a Chinese artist.
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I think of art as coming from daily life, daily experience. I think it’s very important not to have it become work for some kind of elite circle.
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You know about the fantasies related to the classics, but there is no real discussion about today’s life and no discussion of the real conditions – which is really sickening.
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It [success] is really by mistake.
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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.
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I loved New York — every inch of it. It was a little bit scary at that time, but still, the excitement was so strong — visually and intellectually. It was like a monster.
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I don’t think [price] reflects if the work is good or bad.A good artist shouldn’t be nervous about that.
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By participating in the society we live in, we understand our conditions and the way we relate to the world.
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I never really read Allen Ginsberg poetry, even though I have a book he gave me.
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Every day I’m learning something new from the practice. It’s very rewarding.
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I’m just bringing them to Kassel to see the art show, and pay their room and board.
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I’m totally independent. I don’t bear any responsibility to any system.
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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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Ordinary people should have the same ability to understand art as anybody else. I don’t think art is elite or mysterious. I don’t think anybody can separate art from politics.
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Society becomes very destructive.
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