I spent a lot of time standing on street corners [of New York City] talking to local residents. I spent time in bookstores and galleries. But most of the time, I really did not have much to do.
AI WEIWEIAs long as I can communicate, I’m not so lonely. If I cannot travel, or do art, or have company, if they take away all my belongings, it doesn’t matter at all.
More Ai Weiwei Quotes
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A 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.
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Otherwise, I think the building can be bigger, larger, and the city can be much more crazy. The problem is the government structure is so deadly stupid, not really solving problems but creating a lot of problems itself every day.
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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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We never really see the global situation as a total situation. Today’s political leaders are still lacking of the vision.
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I’m doing quite a few things now. In one day, I will go to Kassel, Germany, for a documentary project I’ve been preparing for half a year.
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There are no outdoor sports as graceful as throwing stones at a dictatorship.
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If you don’t act, the danger becomes stronger.
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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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These folks are creative and ironic, and the government can ultimately not control what is going on in their heads.
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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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The purpose of art is the fight for freedom.
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Dictatorship is a story about death of others who turn out to be you coincidently.
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The art always wins. Anything can happen to me, but the art will stay.
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Of course, people will call you an old artist or young artist, which is just a character of you.
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As a total activity – I practice curating, art, architecture, writing, and publishing all together. I still act as a living creature.
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