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.
AI WEIWEIWe are living in a popular culture where everything is overexposed.
More Ai Weiwei Quotes
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If civil society has nobody who protects the law, then what kind of society is that?
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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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Destroy or build. Crazy or noncrazy. I’m not nostalgic about the old city. I don’t enjoy it that much.
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Everyone thinks the Chinese government selected me. Never ever. I was selected by Herzog and de Meuron.
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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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Dictatorship is a story about death of others who turn out to be you coincidently.
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I think it’s quite narrow-minded. There wasn’t much encouragement or opportunities for any artist – not just Chinese artists.
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The [China] government has improved in the last years. Of course, the structure is still the same; there’s still a one-party system and strong censorship.
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It’s very essential values that we all have to protect. But in Chinese society, people are giving up on protecting these values.
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I have always stated I designed the stadium as a toilet seat.
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If human rights are supposed to have any meaning, then they have to be discussed openly.
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I also doubt a man can give really clear reasons for anything.
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I want people to see their own power.
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A nation that has no music and no fairytales is a tragedy.
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To give a price to an artwork, no matter how high or low, is always absurd. It’s not something that can be measured by money or by certain numbers.
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