We never really see the global situation as a total situation. Today’s political leaders are still lacking of the vision.
AI WEIWEIIf it’s possible, I will have some noodles in the morning and start talking to people, start to think about a few things in my head.
More Ai Weiwei Quotes
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The rest of the world understands little about China’s changes and the possibilities and crises that come with them.
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Behind every political deal in this country, the first casualties are always the ordinary people, who are barely treated as human.
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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 optimism is whether you are still exhilarated by life, whether you are curious, whether you still believe there is possibility.
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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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The art always wins. Anything can happen to me, but the art will stay.
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We are living in a popular culture where everything is overexposed.
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The motivation is really to say people can find the game of getting involved interesting and find the problem and really have the passion and the enthusiasm to solve it and move forward, but that’s all I know.
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You know about the fantasies related to the classics, but there is no real discussion about today’s life and no discussion of the real conditions – which is really sickening.
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I always want to design a frame that’s open to everyone. I don’t see art as a secret code.
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If my art has nothing to do with people’s pain and sorrow, what is ‘art’ for?
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So for too long Americans take liberty as granted. We think we are in the safe hand, the democracy and the liberty, which is not true. And it can be even getting much worse than today.
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And the kind of condition he had when he was in this society – the kind of mistreatment society gave him.
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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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…photographs are facts, but not necessarily true… The present always surpasses the past, and the future will not care about today.
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