The so-called culture nowadays is only a fake one with a superficial front. It is an empty lie.
AI WEIWEII never had a sense of home.
More Ai Weiwei Quotes
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The American experience influenced my understanding of individuality, basic human rights, freedom of expression and the rights and responsibilities of citizens.
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Now many enterprises are made by individuals, so the attitude has started to change.
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I am very much interested in the so-called useless object. I mean, it takes perfect craftsmanship, beautiful material carefully measured and crafted, but at the same time it’s really useless.
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We literally lived underground. We dug a hole and lived there for years. My father cleaned public toilets, even though he was a highly respected poet.
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Liberty is about the right to question everything.
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At the moment about 350,000 students return to China from abroad each year – 350,000 young and educated people. I know about them because they know me and often ask me in the street if they can take a selfie with me.
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I will bring 1,001 Chinese to participate as my artwork there – any Chinese who is a Chinese passport holder and over eighteen years old could apply through my blog.
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The people will always have the last word – even if someone has a very weak, quiet voice. Such power will collapse because of a whisper.
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A clear understanding of such differences will help the rest of the world understand China and all that is happening to the nation.
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In the end, I think, the state’s rigidity is a function of its own insecurity, its indecisiveness.
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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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I think I’m just a traveler. When you walk across a river and there’s no bridge, you build one. I’m used to having to deal with Chinese Communist ideology.
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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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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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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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