It’s not really an ideology, but a method of control. But China’s problems are not just China’s problems – they’re human problems. Humanity has always worked better when you see it as one.
AI WEIWEIThe importance of elections, transparency, legal procedures, an independent army, and the judicial system is not regarded as highly in China. These core values are the most important evidence of the health of a society, quality of life, and security.
More Ai Weiwei Quotes
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I’m totally independent. I don’t bear any responsibility to any system.
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If artists cannot speak up for human dignity or rights, then who else will do it?
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I grew up in a desert, which has no kind of imagination.
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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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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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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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I don’t care if this is a great cultural event or a national symbol. It has nothing to do with me. It deals with the city.
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Life is art. Art is life. I never separate it.
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I think everybody deserves freedom. Freedom is such an abstract word, but it’s all we need.
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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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Technology is a liberation. I think the information age probably is the best thing to happen to the human race in human evolution.
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The so-called culture nowadays is only a fake one with a superficial front. It is an empty lie.
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There are many cases and layers of racist behavior in the US – from police treatment to the issues of education and job opportunities. In America, however, such cases are being discussed publically.
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You don’t have to march on Tiananmen, but you do have to be clear-minded, to find your own means of expression.
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Now I’ve come to such a mixed culture: America, Europe, South America, Africa. And the politics are changing everywhere all the time and becoming even more unpredictable.
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