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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It is not an easy job to govern China, I am aware of that.
More Ai Weiwei Quotes
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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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China hasn’t only existed for one day. Now, the whole nation has become richer and it’s become a problem. The problem is universal. The factor is big. Everybody has to rethink the balance of the world and the whole landscape.
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Life is art. Art is life. I never separate it.
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I always want people to be confused, to be shocked or realize something later.
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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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Life is art. Art is life. I never separate it. I don’t feel that much anger. I equally have a lot of joy.
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You know about the fantasies related to the classics, but there is no real discussion about today’s life and no discussion of the real conditions – which is really sickening.
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It [success] is really by mistake.
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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.
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Once you’ve tasted freedom, it stays in your heart and no one can take it. Then, you can be more powerful than a whole country.
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Overturning police cars is a super-intense workout. It’s probably the only sport I enjoy.
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A society is healthy only when it allows its members to discuss their thoughts openly. This is also the only way that a society can gather consensus, let everyone express his or her wish, and foster creativity.
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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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Self-censorship is insulting to the self. Timidity is a hopeless way forward.
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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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The jobs for 7 million university graduates every year, the immense corruption: Even some Western governments would have to scramble to find solutions to such problems.
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