The jobs for 7 million university graduates every year, the immense corruption: Even some Western governments would have to scramble to find solutions to such problems.
AI WEIWEII lived there [ in New York City] as an artist, but never as a Chinese artist.
More Ai Weiwei Quotes
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Ordinary people should have the same ability to understand art as anybody else. I don’t think art is elite or mysterious. I don’t think anybody can separate art from politics.
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China didn’t want to lose the cutting edge of technology. So the idea of having a Sina Weibo was an attempt to compete with Twitter. However, it has no soul – which is freedom of expression. Nevertheless,
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The motivation is really to say people can find the game of getting involved interesting and find the problem and really have the passion and the enthusiasm to solve it and move forward, but that’s all I know.
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A clear understanding of such differences will help the rest of the world understand China and all that is happening to the nation.
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Overturning police cars is a super-intense workout. It’s probably the only sport I enjoy.
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I never regret anything.
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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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Politics is like air and water. And you know if there is bad politics. Everyone is polluted. Everyone is unhealthy. See the people walking on the street: how they act.
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I always want to design a frame that’s open to everyone. I don’t see art as a secret code.
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It also makes humanity much more safe. If we see pureness somewhere as something to be desired, the trouble starts.
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I think it’s more important to show your work to the public.
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The Internet is the best thing that ever happened to China. It turns us into individuals and also enables us to share our perceptions and feelings. It creates a culture of individualism and exchange even though the real society doesn’t promote it.
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People have been longing for this moment, because it symbolises a turning point in China’s relationship with the outside world.
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The world is not changing if you don’t shoulder the burden of responsibility.
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Everyone wants an iPhone, but it would be impossible to design an iPhone in China because it’s not a product; it’s an understanding of human nature.
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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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This so-called contemporary art is not a form, but a philosophy of society.
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There are no outdoor sports as graceful as throwing stones at a dictatorship.
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Today, the general masses in this society are in this political-social condition that really encourages people to become rich and become a star and be unique.
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Without freedom of speech, there is no modern world, just a barbaric one.
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I don’t think China has professional museums – not in the past, present, or near future.
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Freedom of expression is a very essential condition for me to make any art. Also, it is an essential value for my life. I have to protect this right and also to fight for the possibility.
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I loved New York — every inch of it. It was a little bit scary at that time, but still, the excitement was so strong — visually and intellectually. It was like a monster.
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I never think any place is better than others.
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I lived there [ in New York City] as an artist, but never as a Chinese artist.
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For years, I refused to go to any openings, not even my own.
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