The rest of the world understands little about China’s changes and the possibilities and crises that come with them.
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.
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I have to respect my life, and free expression is part of my life. I can never really silence myself.
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To work in architecture you are so much involved with society, with politics, with bureaucrats. It’s a very complicated process to do large projects.
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You’re still being looked at as somebody who – it’s a very complicated issue.
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Liberty is about the right to question everything.
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I think it’s quite narrow-minded. There wasn’t much encouragement or opportunities for any artist – not just Chinese artists.
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Just look at the statistics: Each university has tens of thousands of applications for students who want to be in art school, but they can only accept a few hundred.
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I don’t think China has professional museums – not in the past, present, or near future.
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I loved New York — every inch of it. It was a little bit scary at that time, but still, the excitement was so strong — visually and intellectually. It was like a monster.
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Today, the general masses in this society are in this political-social condition that really encourages people to become rich and become a star and be unique.
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It is not an easy job to govern China, I am aware of that.
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He will still mean danger. Modern technology requires calm. You shouldn’t trust anyone with a car who has no knowledge about vehicles or roads.
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[Museums] all belongs to the cultural department, which is the biggest cultural department in the world.
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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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…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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Now many enterprises are made by individuals, so the attitude has started to change.
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