…photographs are facts, but not necessarily true… The present always surpasses the past, and the future will not care about today.
AI WEIWEIThe intention to separate art from politics is itself a very political intention.
More Ai Weiwei Quotes
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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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A small act is worth a million thoughts.
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My angst and my insecurity reflect the state’s angst and insecurity. The state is scared too.
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We are living in a popular culture where everything is overexposed.
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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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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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Every day I’m learning something new from the practice. It’s very rewarding.
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I hope that my work expresses my worldview and encourages people to exchange ideas.
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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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[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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Democracy, material wealth, and universal education are the soil upon which modernism exists.
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If human rights are supposed to have any meaning, then they have to be discussed openly.
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Nowadays, China is experiencing the detrimental effects of such decisions. Its citizens have no creativity.
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Your own acts tell the world who you are and what kind of society you think it should be.
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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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