Being an artist is more of a mindset, a way of seeing things; it is no longer so much about producing something.
AI WEIWEII 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.
More Ai Weiwei Quotes
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Nothing is clear-cut. Perhaps I’ll find my way – or get totally lost.
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China hasn’t only existed for one day. Now, the whole nation has become richer and it’s become a problem. The problem is universal. The factor is big. Everybody has to rethink the balance of the world and the whole landscape.
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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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The Internet has established a public sphere and developed a pressure which the government can no longer ignore.
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I’m totally independent. I don’t bear any responsibility to any system.
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Self-censorship is insulting to the self. Timidity is a hopeless way forward.
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To give a price to an artwork, no matter how high or low, is always absurd. It’s not something that can be measured by money or by certain numbers.
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Creativity is the power to act.
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The only way to avoid misunderstanding, war and bloodshed is to defend freedom of expression and to communicate with sincerity, concern and good intentions.
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A small act is worth a million thoughts.
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Civilization has evolved toward more acceptance, understanding and tolerance of global thinking. If we accept differences, our creativity booms. It makes life much more colorful.
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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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[Being unique] gives so much privilege to people who can make it, rather than having some moral and aesthetic discussions.
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This world should be much more open and should be much more free, so the young people would have the chance to exercise the quality of their lives.
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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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