And who is going to win the competition if U.S. cannot hold a strong ideology? And even the U.S. would’ve lost the ground to win.
AI WEIWEIWithout freedom of speech, there is no modern world, just a barbaric one.
More Ai Weiwei Quotes
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I always want to design a frame that’s open to everyone. I don’t see art as a secret code.
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There are no outdoor sports as graceful as throwing stones at a dictatorship.
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During the days in detention, I thought most about the moon.
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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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If you don’t act, the danger becomes stronger.
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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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People who can’t do that don’t get a sense of responsibility. And if you lack a sense of responsibility, you push the blame onto the system.
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Being an artist is more of a mindset, a way of seeing things; it is no longer so much about producing something.
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This so-called contemporary art is not a form, but a philosophy of society.
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I spent a lot of time standing on street corners [of New York City] talking to local residents. I spent time in bookstores and galleries. But most of the time, I really did not have much to do.
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[Cultural department] understand nothing but bureaucratic daily affairs. They don’t care about culture.
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Stupidity can win for a moment, but it can never really succeed because the nature of humans is to seek freedom. Rulers can delay that freedom, but they cannot stop it.
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The purpose of art is the fight for freedom.
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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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If a nation cannot face its past, it has no future.
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China is at a different stage of development, human rights are violated here much more often. And still, we see improvements even here.
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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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I don’t like China. Even today, I still feel I have no emotional relations with this place.
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A state like China looks so powerful, but they are so scared of the Internet, so the Internet is more powerful than them.
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Once you’ve tasted freedom, it stays in your heart and no one can take it. Then, you can be more powerful than a whole country.
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We are living in a popular culture where everything is overexposed.
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Everyone wants an iPhone, but it would be impossible to design an iPhone in China because it’s not a product; it’s an understanding of human nature.
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[Shanghai Biennale] has been my attitude for as long as I’ve been practicing art and other cultural-related activities.
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You can never know what is and what is not powerful, but you can always find out what the powerful people are scared of.
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Even if I have hundreds of things to do, the disconnected feeling is still there because it is very hard to find a real purpose of life.
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I hope that my work expresses my worldview and encourages people to exchange ideas.
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