And the kind of condition he had when he was in this society – the kind of mistreatment society gave him.
AI WEIWEIWhenever there is injustice, there is tension. But in China it is very hard to release your anger unless you burn yourself or you jump from a bridge. In a society where there is no freedom of the press, it is difficult for victims to be noticed.
More Ai Weiwei Quotes
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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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I call on people to be ‘obsessed citizens,’ forever questioning and asking for accountability. That’s the only chance we have today of a healthy and happy life.
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We move so fast that memory is something we can only grasp
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The United States is a melting pot. Like John F. Kennedy said, it’s a nation of immigrants. But Donald Trump wants to build a fence that clearly makes the statement: “You and I are divided.
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I think China is laughing about the results of the presidential elections. China, Russia, they all laugh about it.
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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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Behind every political deal in this country, the first casualties are always the ordinary people, who are barely treated as human.
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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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Hopefully, other successes aren’t like me. It carries much more meaning to other people; my success story is irrelevant. It doesn’t make any sense.
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And who is going to win the competition if U.S. cannot hold a strong ideology? And even the U.S. would’ve lost the ground to win.
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There are many cases and layers of racist behavior in the US – from police treatment to the issues of education and job opportunities. In America, however, such cases are being discussed publically.
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I always want people to be confused, to be shocked or realize something later.
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I never think any place is better than others.
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Nowadays, China is experiencing the detrimental effects of such decisions. Its citizens have no creativity.
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China is at a different stage of development, human rights are violated here much more often. And still, we see improvements even here.
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