Life is art. Art is life. I never separate it.
AI WEIWEIThe world is not changing if you don’t shoulder the burden of responsibility.
More Ai Weiwei Quotes
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Everything is art. Everything is politics.
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The only way to avoid misunderstanding, war and bloodshed is to defend freedom of expression and to communicate with sincerity, concern and good intentions.
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If there is no freedom of expression, then the beauty of life is lost. Participation in a society is not an artistic choice, it’s a human need.
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I also have to speak out for people around me who are afraid, who think it is not worth it or who have totally given up hope. So I want to set an example: you can do it and this is OK, to speak out.
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The [China] government has improved in the last years. Of course, the structure is still the same; there’s still a one-party system and strong censorship.
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[Cultural departments] don’t care about culture. Maybe they’re the furthest from the people who understand culture.
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I am very much interested in the so-called useless object. I mean, it takes perfect craftsmanship, beautiful material carefully measured and crafted, but at the same time it’s really useless.
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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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When human beings are scared and feel everything is exposed to the government, we will censor ourselves from free thinking. That’s dangerous for human development.
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There’s no single artwork I even want to mention or that I can even really think about it to have any feeling, to be proud of it.
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Censorship is saying: “I’m the one who says the last sentence. Whatever you say, the conclusion is mine.” But the internet is like a tree that is growing.
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Life is art. Art is life. I never separate it. I don’t feel that much anger. I equally have a lot of joy.
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China is at a different stage of development, human rights are violated here much more often. And still, we see improvements even here.
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I wouldn’t say I’ve become more radical: I was born radical.
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The project or a few ideas which are not finished or if there are possible directions and what will lead into another game. It’s always like setting up some kind of game you can continuously play.
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