We have to give our opinion, we have to say something, or we are a part of it. As an artist I am forced to say something.
AI WEIWEIAt the moment about 350,000 students return to China from abroad each year – 350,000 young and educated people. I know about them because they know me and often ask me in the street if they can take a selfie with me.
More Ai Weiwei Quotes
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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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Liberty is about the right to question everything.
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The intention to separate art from politics is itself a very political intention.
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Democracy, material wealth, and universal education are the soil upon which modernism exists.
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I think art is a very important weapon to achieve human freedom
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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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Hopefully, other successes aren’t like me. It carries much more meaning to other people; my success story is irrelevant. It doesn’t make any sense.
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It also makes humanity much more safe. If we see pureness somewhere as something to be desired, the trouble starts.
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At the moment about 350,000 students return to China from abroad each year – 350,000 young and educated people. I know about them because they know me and often ask me in the street if they can take a selfie with me.
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We grew up in a very material-lacking socialist society, but today China is a capitalist society. It’s very materialistic. It’s full of desire and luxury goods.
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A historical property has morals and ethics of the society that created it and it can be revived. What I mean is that we can discover new possibilities from the process of dismantling, transforming, and recreating.
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This is a very general understanding of art in China, that being an artist can make you money and turn you into a star.
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As a total activity – I practice curating, art, architecture, writing, and publishing all together. I still act as a living creature.
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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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Imagine one day, the hateful world around you collapses. And it is your attitude, words and actions that put an end to it. Will you be excited?
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