Of course, most luxury goods in China are for corrupted officials and their relatives. And that made China become the biggest luxury-goods market.
AI WEIWEIThere 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.
More Ai Weiwei Quotes
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The museums used to be exhibition halls for government propaganda, and now every city wants to build a museum.
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Maybe being powerful means to be fragile.
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I never think any place is better than others.
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I also doubt a man can give really clear reasons for anything.
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If we all say the same thing, then I think the government has to listen. But because no one is saying it, I become singled out, even though what I’m saying is common sense.
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The importance of elections, transparency, legal procedures, an independent army, and the judicial system is not regarded as highly in China. These core values are the most important evidence of the health of a society, quality of life, and security.
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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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You need a purpose to express yourself, but that expression is its own purpose.
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As long as I can communicate, I’m not so lonely. If I cannot travel, or do art, or have company, if they take away all my belongings, it doesn’t matter at all.
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I never really read Allen Ginsberg poetry, even though I have a book he gave me.
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These are nonviolent people who have lost their freedom simply because they expressed their ideas….In truth, they are heroes of our time.
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Warhol influenced me because of his writing. If I had never read his writings and interviews, I would never have understood his work.
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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.
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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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In the end, I think, the state’s rigidity is a function of its own insecurity, its indecisiveness.
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