If I really have nothing to do, I just watch my cats, take some photos, and go back to my personal blog.
AI WEIWEIOverturning police cars is a super-intense workout. It’s probably the only sport I enjoy.
More Ai Weiwei Quotes
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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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In the end, I think, the state’s rigidity is a function of its own insecurity, its indecisiveness.
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I think by shattering it we can create a new form, a new way to look at what is valuable – how we decide what is valuable.
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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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I don’t care if this is a great cultural event or a national symbol. It has nothing to do with me. It deals with the city.
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Imagine one day, the hateful world around you collapses. And it is your attitude, words and actions that put an end to it. Will you be excited?
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The media is the message. It carries the full intention and the meaning. Once you change it…it’s very disturbing.
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If there is no freedom of expression, then the beauty of life is lost. Participation in a society is not an artistic choice, it’s a human need.
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I don’t think there is a distinct change, because in the West I’m not a person who can serve his purpose.
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We are living in a popular culture where everything is overexposed.
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…photographs are facts, but not necessarily true… The present always surpasses the past, and the future will not care about today.
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This so-called contemporary art is not a form, but a philosophy of society.
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We should also leave behind discrimination, because it is narrow-minded and ignorant, denies contact and warmth; and corrodes mankind’s belief that we can better ourselves.
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I curated this show [Shanghai Biennale ], I was by no means trying to shock people or be controversial.
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The tragic reality of today is reflected in the true plight of our spiritual existence. We are spineless and cannot stand straight.
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