The art always wins. Anything can happen to me, but the art will stay.
AI WEIWEIWe move so fast that memory is something we can only grasp
More Ai Weiwei Quotes
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The fantasy we had with pearls was always so luxurious and unique with a kind of rareness.
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Creativity is the power to act.
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The importance of elections, transparency, legal procedures, an independent army, and the judicial system is not regarded as highly in China. These core values are the most important evidence of the health of a society, quality of life, and security.
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In a society like this there is no negotiation, no discussion, except to tell you that power can crush you any time they want — not only you, your whole family and all people like you.
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If my art has nothing to do with people’s pain and sorrow, what is ‘art’ for?
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I think it’s more important to show your work to the public.
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The practice of photography is no longer a means for recording reality. Instead, it has become reality itself
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You’re still being looked at as somebody who – it’s a very complicated issue.
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Any politician who respects China’s government should tell it openly what is in his heart. It is disrespectful to keep quiet about such issues – both vis-a-vis the government and the people concerned.
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Man has a tendency to try to give clear reasons to be rational, but often you can see how all those reasons are not convincing and turn out to be a big nonsense.
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That’s why I always question this sense. The feeling of home really requires a lot of trust. It requires you to identify with it, which I always find myself very contradictory to.
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Even today the borders they’re seeing the physical borders are very different from the political borders. Because all those powers are so connected, and you cannot even see whose interest in what move.
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Censorship is saying: “I’m the one who says the last sentence. Whatever you say, the conclusion is mine.” But the internet is like a tree that is growing.
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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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We have to give our opinion, we have to say something, or we are a part of it. As an artist I am forced to say something.
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