I think art certainly is the vehicle for us to develop any new ideas, to be creative, to extend our imagination, to change the current conditions.
AI WEIWEII came back [to Beijing ] because that’s the only time I had an excuse to come back, or otherwise I would never have a reason to come back.
More Ai Weiwei Quotes
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We move so fast that memory is something we can only grasp
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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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[Being unique] gives so much privilege to people who can make it, rather than having some moral and aesthetic discussions.
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I think Donald Trump should cool down a little bit. To pay more attention to the history. To really understand what U.S.’s value is about. I think, as a president, those things you always have to ask.
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Technology is a liberation. I think the information age probably is the best thing to happen to the human race in human evolution.
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They’ve become part of a conspiracy, collaborators of the crime, which is lying to the general public and trying to hide the kind of criminal acts happening in many cases.
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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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Each year, more people want to become artists.
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If human rights are supposed to have any meaning, then they have to be discussed openly.
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I don’t care if this is a great cultural event or a national symbol. It has nothing to do with me. It deals with the city.
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I’m an artist who is always looking for what is possible. I’m always looking to extend the boundaries.
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Without freedom of speech, there is no modern world, just a barbaric one.
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I don’t like China. Even today, I still feel I have no emotional relations with this place.
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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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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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