I was an illegal alien for many, many years. I couldn’t move. If I moved I could not even get a visa back.
AI WEIWEIThe art always wins. Anything can happen to me, but the art will stay.
More Ai Weiwei Quotes
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To call yourself a Chinese artist or woman artist or African artist reflects a certain kind of condition. To me, that is not necessary.
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My definition of art has always been the same. It is about freedom of expression, a new way of communication. It is never about exhibiting in museums or about hanging it on the wall.
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As a person, I was born to give out my opinions. By giving out my opinions, I realize who I am.
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We are living in a popular culture where everything is overexposed.
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The world is not changing if you don’t shoulder the burden of responsibility.
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We’re different, and you’re dangerous.” That kind of thinking stops human, civilized evolution. It’s dangerous to create that kind of tension.
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I never regret anything.
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Without freedom of speech, there is no modern world, just a barbaric one.
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Maybe [success] is because I’m in China and I’m more open. Maybe it’s my independent behavior, or because I participated in certain projects. I have no idea.
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Today, we jump into this globalization of the economy and the internet age.
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These are nonviolent people who have lost their freedom simply because they expressed their ideas….In truth, they are heroes of our time.
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Paintings can be painted with the left hand, the right hand, someone else’s hand, or many people’s hands. The scale of production is irrelevant to its content.
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This world should be much more open and should be much more free, so the young people would have the chance to exercise the quality of their lives.
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Behind every political deal in this country, the first casualties are always the ordinary people, who are barely treated as human.
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A clear understanding of such differences will help the rest of the world understand China and all that is happening to the nation.
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