[Cultural department] understand nothing but bureaucratic daily affairs. They don’t care about culture.
AI WEIWEII wouldn’t say I’ve become more radical: I was born radical.
More Ai Weiwei Quotes
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What counts in the end is what the government does.
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During the days in detention, I thought most about the moon.
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To the media, I have become a symbolic figure, critical of China. According to the government, I am a dangerous threat.
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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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The whole Chinese system – not just the political leadership, the military too, the whole power structure, our education system, the whole of society – is suffering from being cut off from the free flow of information.
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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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I never think any place is better than others.
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It’s just a way you have to set up some kind of activities to follow your instincts or your curiosities.
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A state like China looks so powerful, but they are so scared of the Internet, so the Internet is more powerful than them.
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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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Everyone of us is a potential convict.
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I don’t think there is a distinct change, because in the West I’m not a person who can serve his purpose.
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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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[Being unique] gives so much privilege to people who can make it, rather than having some moral and aesthetic discussions.
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There are no outdoor sports as graceful as throwing stones at a dictatorship.
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