My definition of art has always been the same. It is about freedom of expression, a new way of communication. It is never about exhibiting in museums or about hanging it on the wall. Art should live in the heart of the people.
AI WEIWEII think my stance and my way of life is my most important art.
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’m just bringing them to Kassel to see the art show, and pay their room and board.
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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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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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I’m an artist who is always looking for what is possible. I’m always looking to extend the boundaries.
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[Shanghai Biennale] has been my attitude for as long as I’ve been practicing art and other cultural-related activities.
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In this kind of dictatorship, in this kind of totalitarian society, it is easy to make deals that you cannot make in a democratic society.
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If a nation cannot face its past, it has no future.
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[Therefore] holding a trial outside the court. I think that is fairness, that is justice, that is a civil society. Otherwise call it an evil society because everything is hidden.
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I spend a lot of time talking to journalists.
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The museums used to be exhibition halls for government propaganda, and now every city wants to build a museum.
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I don’t like China. Even today, I still feel I have no emotional relations with this place.
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The Internet has established a public sphere and developed a pressure which the government can no longer ignore.
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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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We grew up in a very material-lacking socialist society, but today China is a capitalist society. It’s very materialistic. It’s full of desire and luxury goods.
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