We literally lived underground. We dug a hole and lived there for years. My father cleaned public toilets, even though he was a highly respected poet.
AI WEIWEITo 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.
More Ai Weiwei Quotes
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When you have strict censorship of the internet, young students cannot receive a full education. Their view of the world is imbalanced. There can be no true discussion of the issues.
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This is a very general understanding of art in China, that being an artist can make you money and turn you into a star.
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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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Democracy, material wealth, and universal education are the soil upon which modernism exists.
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Nowadays, China is experiencing the detrimental effects of such decisions. Its citizens have no creativity.
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The whole attitude of society has become much more open and realistic. They realize that the only way to make a more democratic and free society is to let different opinions come out.
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I have always stated I designed the stadium as a toilet seat.
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They see how dramatic U.S. has to be put this kind of shame on its own – cannot handle the situation. Or show such a difficulty with this liberal ideas. Men or women created equal. And to defend those very essential ideas.
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No state or society can claim to have established human rights once and for all.
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Nothing is clear-cut. Perhaps I’ll find my way – or get totally lost.
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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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We’re different, and you’re dangerous.” That kind of thinking stops human, civilized evolution. It’s dangerous to create that kind of tension.
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Creativity is the power to act.
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Hopefully, other successes aren’t like me. It carries much more meaning to other people; my success story is irrelevant. It doesn’t make any sense.
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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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