To call yourself a Chinese artist or woman artist or African artist reflects a certain kind of condition. To me, that is not necessary.
AI WEIWEIThis 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.
More Ai Weiwei Quotes
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They lack any ability to sense what is beautiful or what is proper. They can be learned and skillful, but they lack the ability to make their own free judgment. It is really sad to see young adults of 20, 25 years who were never taught to make their own decisions.
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I think it’s quite narrow-minded. There wasn’t much encouragement or opportunities for any artist – not just Chinese artists.
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The art always wins. Anything can happen to me, but the art will stay.
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Nothing is clear-cut. Perhaps I’ll find my way – or get totally lost.
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The tragic reality of today is reflected in the true plight of our spiritual existence. We are spineless and cannot stand straight.
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Mass production is nothing new. Weren’t cathedrals built through mass production? The pyramids?
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I’m totally independent. I don’t bear any responsibility to any system.
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Dictatorship is a story about death of others who turn out to be you coincidently.
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The intention to separate art from politics is itself a very political intention.
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Growing up, my family was an enemy of the state. I have experienced more disappointment than joy, much more sad stories or desperate conditions.
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Society becomes very destructive.
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We move so fast that memory is something we can only grasp
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I think U.S. and China is a big opportunity, to be seen as partner or some kind of strategic partner maybe. But those kind of powers have a way of getting too big, then we’ll have competition.
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Everything is art. Everything is politics.
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It is not an easy job to govern China, I am aware of that.
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