When you have strict censorship of the internet, young students cannot receive a full education. Their view of the world is imbalanced. There can be no true discussion of the issues.
AI WEIWEIEverything is art. Everything is politics.
More Ai Weiwei Quotes
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A lot of the time [in the U.S.], I was thinking about how spending time is always questionable or is always the biggest obstacle in my life.
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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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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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Everyone thinks the Chinese government selected me. Never ever. I was selected by Herzog and de Meuron.
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Even if there have been setbacks during these past years, China is changing. China’s society is opening.
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If a nation cannot face its past, it has no future.
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The fantasy we had with pearls was always so luxurious and unique with a kind of rareness.
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The American experience influenced my understanding of individuality, basic human rights, freedom of expression and the rights and responsibilities of citizens.
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I don’t personally feel any association with a kind of culture related to state, or culture related to power, which I think is always disgusting.
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Dictatorship is a story about death of others who turn out to be you coincidently.
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Maybe being powerful means to be fragile.
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Overturning police cars is a super-intense workout. It’s probably the only sport I enjoy.
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I want people to see their own power.
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I never had secure, belonging feelings with this society [in China].
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We should use this public sphere and redefine – beyond China’s borders – what a government is allowed to do, where its powers end and where the realm of a citizen’s privacy begins.
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