The rest of the world understands little about China’s changes and the possibilities and crises that come with them.
AI WEIWEIA 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.
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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It also makes humanity much more safe. If we see pureness somewhere as something to be desired, the trouble starts.
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I think you can give meaning to any condition; you can be poor or unsuccessful or be so-called successful. But I don’t think that it would give an individual human being a better condition.
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I deal with students every day – from China, Germany, the United States, Hong Kong and Taiwan. And I’ve noticed that the Chinese students are the least trained in having a sense of aesthetics.
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So, the politicians and the people who make decisions very often is the one we think can make some difference. But of course they will not make a difference if the citizens or the individuals not push it or not to speak out, to possess a very strong voice about, this is not acceptable.
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You only have temporary curiosity, amusement, and challenges, but that does not necessarily mean you are really convinced that it’s necessary or that it’s not even worth to do it.
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I came back [to Beijing ] because that’s the only time I had an excuse to come back, or otherwise I would never have a reason to come back.
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You have so many museums in the West, and so many shows, you need somebody to show the work, otherwise it’s empty.
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The relationship between the Chinese government and me is like a Cold War.
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I think everybody deserves freedom. Freedom is such an abstract word, but it’s all we need.
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The project or a few ideas which are not finished or if there are possible directions and what will lead into another game. It’s always like setting up some kind of game you can continuously play.
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Life is art. Art is life. I never separate it.
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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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They very often just try to cope with their own election, their own popularity, solving the problem or selling the ideas to meet their own voters. By doing that, it creates a great imbalance in terms of making deals or treaty or all those things.
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Life is much more interesting when you make a little bit of effort.
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