A state like China looks so powerful, but they are so scared of the Internet, so the Internet is more powerful than them.
AI WEIWEIIt’s just a way you have to set up some kind of activities to follow your instincts or your curiosities.
More Ai Weiwei Quotes
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There’s no such thing as “fixed” culture. China is also becoming more global. Its problems are becoming international problems, becoming German problems, becoming American problems.
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I hope that my work expresses my worldview and encourages people to exchange ideas.
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For artists and intellectuals today, what is most needed is to be clear about social responsibility, because that is what most people automatically give up. Just to protect yourself as an individual is very political.
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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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We move so fast that memory is something we can only grasp
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I don’t think China should care if this crazy old guy should have a show here or not.
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I was in the most restricted prison in China, the most tough. The design of the prison is modeled for internal crimes of the Communist party, so it’s like a mafia family’s law. It’s independent to the law this nation openly applies.
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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 lived there [ in New York City] as an artist, but never as a Chinese artist.
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The purpose of art is the fight for freedom.
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There isn’t a single Chinese university that can invite me to give a talk. Even though I know there are many students who would like to hear what I have to say.
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Paintings can be painted with the left hand, the right hand, someone else’s hand, or many people’s hands. The scale of production is irrelevant to its content.
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Being an artist is more of a mindset, a way of seeing things; it is no longer so much about producing something.
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Nationality started as something natural, but we should not be restrained by the old politics that make up these clear lines. It should have its own way of evolving. In some places, it will evolve slower and in others, faster.
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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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