This so-called contemporary art is not a form, but a philosophy of society.
AI WEIWEII 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.
More Ai Weiwei Quotes
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Nothing is clear-cut. Perhaps I’ll find my way – or get totally lost.
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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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Imagine one day, the hateful world around you collapses. And it is your attitude, words and actions that put an end to it. Will you be excited?
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We’re different, and you’re dangerous.” That kind of thinking stops human, civilized evolution. It’s dangerous to create that kind of tension.
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There are no outdoor sports as graceful as throwing stones at a dictatorship.
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I always want people to be confused, to be shocked or realize something later.
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Everything is selected by the central government without good judgment or an understanding of culture to make it really safe. They will become nobody to maintain their power and be raised to the next higher level.
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That’s why the country can’t face up to open competition – unless it resorts to measures like North Korea.
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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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Selling high or low doesn’t mean anything. It has to do purely with the market.
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If it’s possible, I will have some noodles in the morning and start talking to people, start to think about a few things in my head.
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The only way to avoid misunderstanding, war and bloodshed is to defend freedom of expression and to communicate with sincerity, concern and good intentions.
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I think art is a very important weapon to achieve human freedom
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I have to respect my life, and free expression is part of my life. I can never really silence myself.
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Of course, most luxury goods in China are for corrupted officials and their relatives. And that made China become the biggest luxury-goods market.
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