I’m totally independent. I don’t bear any responsibility to any system.
AI WEIWEII’m an artist who is always looking for what is possible. I’m always looking to extend the boundaries.
More Ai Weiwei Quotes
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I always want people to be confused, to be shocked or realize something later.
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There are no outdoor sports as graceful as throwing stones at a dictatorship.
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I’m doing quite a few things now. In one day, I will go to Kassel, Germany, for a documentary project I’ve been preparing for half a year.
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My definition of art has always been the same. It is about freedom of expression. I don’t think anybody can separate art from politics. The intention to separate [the two] is itself a very political intention.
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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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And the kind of condition he had when he was in this society – the kind of mistreatment society gave him.
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Technology is a liberation. I think the information age probably is the best thing to happen to the human race in human evolution.
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The misconception of totalitarianism is that freedom can be imprisoned. This is not the case. When you constrain freedom, freedom will take flight and land on a windowsill.
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I think Allen [Ginsberg] was a person who’s like a child.
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Art should live in the heart of the people. Ordinary people should have the same ability to understand art as anybody else. I don’t think art is elite or mysterious.
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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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In my case, I was stuck there for quite a while. New York is large enough to be a very abstract city, so nobody cares.
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I don’t think China has professional museums – not in the past, present, or near future.
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As a person, I was born to give out my opinions. By giving out my opinions, I realize who I am.
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These are nonviolent people who have lost their freedom simply because they expressed their ideas….In truth, they are heroes of our time.
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