[Therefore] holding a trial outside the court. I think that is fairness, that is justice, that is a civil society. Otherwise call it an evil society because everything is hidden.
AI WEIWEIBeing an artist is more of a mindset, a way of seeing things; it is no longer so much about producing something.
More Ai Weiwei Quotes
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The art always wins. Anything can happen to me, but the art will stay.
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Liberty is about the right to question everything.
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Choices after waking up: To be true or to lie? To take action or be brainwashed? To be free or be jailed?
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Just look at the statistics: Each university has tens of thousands of applications for students who want to be in art school, but they can only accept a few hundred.
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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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I think my stance and my way of life is my most important art.
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I call on people to be ‘obsessed citizens,’ forever questioning and asking for accountability. That’s the only chance we have today of a healthy and happy life.
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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 wouldn’t say I’ve become more radical: I was born radical.
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Society becomes very destructive.
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I think art certainly is the vehicle for us to develop any new ideas, to be creative, to extend our imagination, to change the current conditions.
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[Museums] all belongs to the cultural department, which is the biggest cultural department in the world.
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Now you have the equal opportunity to equip yourself through information and knowledge and express yourself as an independent mind.
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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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That’s why the country can’t face up to open competition – unless it resorts to measures like North Korea.
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