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.
AI WEIWEIA lot of the time [in the U.S.], I was thinking about how spending time is always questionable or is always the biggest obstacle in my life.
More Ai Weiwei Quotes
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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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Society becomes very destructive.
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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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Even if there have been setbacks during these past years, China is changing. China’s society is opening.
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Ordinary people should have the same ability to understand art as anybody else. I don’t think art is elite or mysterious. I don’t think anybody can separate art from politics.
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The Internet has established a public sphere and developed a pressure which the government can no longer ignore.
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There isn’t a single Chinese university that can invite me to give a talk. Even though I know there are many students who would like to hear what I have to say.
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I’m totally independent. I don’t bear any responsibility to any system.
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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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As a person, I was born to give out my opinions. By giving out my opinions, I realize who I am.
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A nation like China has become one of the biggest production fields for exporting cheap labor, which also re-questions our history and past, re-questions human desire, and the human illusions of the past.
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The freedom of speech is an important yardstick for a society’s level of civilization.
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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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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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The Internet is uncontrollable. And if the Internet is uncontrollable, freedom will win. It’s as simple as that.
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