I think U.S. and China is a big opportunity, to be seen as partner or some kind of strategic partner maybe. But those kind of powers have a way of getting too big, then we’ll have competition.
In a society like this there is no negotiation, no discussion, except to tell you that power can crush you any time they want — not only you, your whole family and all people like you.
If a master, a wise and experienced man, wields a great weapon, that’s beautiful. He can serve peace with it. But if someone’s emotions are imbalanced, even if he has the best equipment,
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.
I deal with students every day – from China, Germany, the United States, Hong Kong and Taiwan. And I’ve noticed that the Chinese students are the least trained in having a sense of aesthetics.
![Ai Weiwei Quote - A lot of the time [in the U.S.], I was thinking about how spending time is always questionable or is always the biggest obstacle in my life.](https://minimalistquotes.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/a-lot-of-the-time-in-the-u-s-i-was-thinking-about--683x1024.jpg)
![Ai Weiwei Quote - [Shanghai Biennale] has been my attitude for as long as I’ve been practicing art and other cultural-related activities.](https://minimalistquotes.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/shanghai-biennale-has-been-my-attitude-for-as-long-683x1024.jpg)
![Ai Weiwei Quote - [Cultural department] understand nothing but bureaucratic daily affairs. They don’t care about culture.](https://minimalistquotes.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/cultural-department-understand-nothing-but-bureauc-683x1024.jpg)
