They very often just try to cope with their own election, their own popularity, solving the problem or selling the ideas to meet their own voters. By doing that, it creates a great imbalance in terms of making deals or treaty or all those things.
AI WEIWEIThe purpose of art is the fight for freedom.
More Ai Weiwei Quotes
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I am everywhere and I am nowhere. That’s the beauty of the Internet Age.
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To give a price to an artwork, no matter how high or low, is always absurd. It’s not something that can be measured by money or by certain numbers.
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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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I want people to see their own power.
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Chinese government is very clearly losing power in every aspect, but trying to fix up all the problems or potential problems.
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I don’t think China has professional museums – not in the past, present, or near future.
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This is a very general understanding of art in China, that being an artist can make you money and turn you into a star.
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We grew up in a very material-lacking socialist society, but today China is a capitalist society. It’s very materialistic. It’s full of desire and luxury goods.
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I don’t think China should care if this crazy old guy should have a show here or not.
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Every day I’m learning something new from the practice. It’s very rewarding.
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I wouldn’t say I’ve become more radical: I was born radical.
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There’s no such thing as “fixed” culture. China is also becoming more global. Its problems are becoming international problems, becoming German problems, becoming American problems.
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They see how dramatic U.S. has to be put this kind of shame on its own – cannot handle the situation. Or show such a difficulty with this liberal ideas. Men or women created equal. And to defend those very essential ideas.
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You have so many museums in the West, and so many shows, you need somebody to show the work, otherwise it’s empty.
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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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