I have always stated I designed the stadium as a toilet seat.
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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For years, I refused to go to any openings, not even my own.
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If I really have nothing to do, I just watch my cats, take some photos, and go back to my personal blog.
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What counts in the end is what the government does.
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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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Selling high or low doesn’t mean anything. It has to do purely with the market.
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It is not an easy job to govern China, I am aware of that.
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A society is healthy only when it allows its members to discuss their thoughts openly. This is also the only way that a society can gather consensus, let everyone express his or her wish, and foster creativity.
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[Shanghai Biennale] has been my attitude for as long as I’ve been practicing art and other cultural-related activities.
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Even if there have been setbacks during these past years, China is changing. China’s society is opening.
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Every day I’m learning something new from the practice. It’s very rewarding.
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I think it’s more important to show your work to the public.
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If there is no freedom of expression, then the beauty of life is lost. Participation in a society is not an artistic choice, it’s a human need.
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My angst and my insecurity reflect the state’s angst and insecurity. The state is scared too.
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How to become a really modern society when today we are so – as a human being, we feel so powerful. We have high technology and a superb way of controlling our life. And at the same time, in many ways we are so primitive.
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It’s just a way you have to set up some kind of activities to follow your instincts or your curiosities.
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