Imagine one day, the hateful world around you collapses. And it is your attitude, words and actions that put an end to it. Will you be excited?
AI WEIWEII don’t think China has professional museums – not in the past, present, or near future.
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It is not an easy job to govern China, I am aware of that. There are crises and emergencies all the time, we might not even be aware of some. But I am afraid we’ll have to wait and observe precisely what the government is up to.
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As a human being, member of society, you must clearly state your mind. It’s a responsibility. It is the way you identify yourself otherwise you don’t know who you are and why you are here.
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It’s very essential values that we all have to protect. But in Chinese society, people are giving up on protecting these values.
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Say what you say plainly, and then take responsibility for it.
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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.
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They’ve become part of a conspiracy, collaborators of the crime, which is lying to the general public and trying to hide the kind of criminal acts happening in many cases.
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We grew up in a very material-lacking socialist society, but today China is a capitalist society. It’s very materialistic. It’s full of desire and luxury goods.
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I don’t think I was very structured in that society and I don’t really believe in personal success, which most Americans believe in.
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The museums used to be exhibition halls for government propaganda, and now every city wants to build a museum.
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The United States is a melting pot. Like John F. Kennedy said, it’s a nation of immigrants. But Donald Trump wants to build a fence that clearly makes the statement: “You and I are divided.
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My definition of art has always been the same. It is about freedom of expression, a new way of communication. It is never about exhibiting in museums or about hanging it on the wall.
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I think by shattering it we can create a new form, a new way to look at what is valuable – how we decide what is valuable.
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I don’t believe in a sense of home.
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The tragic reality of today is reflected in the true plight of our spiritual existence. We are spineless and cannot stand straight.
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Nowadays, China is experiencing the detrimental effects of such decisions. Its citizens have no creativity.
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