I don’t think China has professional museums – not in the past, present, or near future.
AI WEIWEIThey see how dramatic U.S. has to be put this kind of shame on its own – cannot handle the situation. Or show such a difficulty with this liberal ideas. Men or women created equal. And to defend those very essential ideas.
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[Museums] all belongs to the cultural department, which is the biggest cultural department in the world.
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I am everywhere and I am nowhere. That’s the beauty of the Internet Age.
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I think the government regrets having Sina Weibo, but they cannot shut it down. That would definitely be suicidal.
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I also doubt a man can give really clear reasons for anything.
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The practice of photography is no longer a means for recording reality. Instead, it has become reality itself
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What counts in the end is what the government does.
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Everyone wants an iPhone, but it would be impossible to design an iPhone in China because it’s not a product; it’s an understanding of human nature.
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Everything is selected by the central government without good judgment or an understanding of culture to make it really safe. They will become nobody to maintain their power and be raised to the next higher level.
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China restricts the society’s freedom of speech. The Communist Party imposes these limits because it lacks confidence towards the future and has no ideals.
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You have so many museums in the West, and so many shows, you need somebody to show the work, otherwise it’s empty.
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I believe [the architecture firm] Herzog and de Meuron and our collaboration made the product the best it could be.
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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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[Being unique] gives so much privilege to people who can make it, rather than having some moral and aesthetic discussions.
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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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If my art has nothing to do with people’s pain and sorrow, what is ‘art’ for?
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