Overturning police cars is a super-intense workout. It’s probably the only sport I enjoy.
AI WEIWEIBy participating in the society we live in, we understand our conditions and the way we relate to the world.
More Ai Weiwei Quotes
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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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I never regret anything.
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Even today the borders they’re seeing the physical borders are very different from the political borders. Because all those powers are so connected, and you cannot even see whose interest in what move.
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[Therefore] holding a trial outside the court. I think that is fairness, that is justice, that is a civil society. Otherwise call it an evil society because everything is hidden.
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The people will always have the last word – even if someone has a very weak, quiet voice. Such power will collapse because of a whisper.
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I think everybody deserves freedom. Freedom is such an abstract word, but it’s all we need.
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Everyone of us is a potential convict.
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A small act is worth a million thoughts.
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People have a tendency to become elite rather than to care about the general conditions of the society, which makes me sick. It’s an unbearable condition.
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This so-called contemporary art is not a form, but a philosophy of society.
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My definition of art has always been the same. It is about freedom of expression. I don’t think anybody can separate art from politics. The intention to separate [the two] is itself a very political intention.
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I think the government regrets having Sina Weibo, but they cannot shut it down. That would definitely be suicidal.
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New York has given me a lot, but I still don’t consider it home.
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I am very much interested in the so-called useless object. I mean, it takes perfect craftsmanship, beautiful material carefully measured and crafted, but at the same time it’s really useless.
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The Internet is the best thing that ever happened to China. It turns us into individuals and also enables us to share our perceptions and feelings. It creates a culture of individualism and exchange even though the real society doesn’t promote it.
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