Without freedom of speech, there is no modern world, just a barbaric one.
AI WEIWEIThe project or a few ideas which are not finished or if there are possible directions and what will lead into another game. It’s always like setting up some kind of game you can continuously play.
More Ai Weiwei Quotes
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China is at a different stage of development, human rights are violated here much more often. And still, we see improvements even here.
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Maybe being powerful means to be fragile.
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I will bring 1,001 Chinese to participate as my artwork there – any Chinese who is a Chinese passport holder and over eighteen years old could apply through my blog.
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I’m totally independent. I don’t bear any responsibility to any system.
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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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So, the politicians and the people who make decisions very often is the one we think can make some difference. But of course they will not make a difference if the citizens or the individuals not push it or not to speak out, to possess a very strong voice about, this is not acceptable.
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I am very much interested in the so-called useless object. I mean, it takes perfect craftsmanship, beautiful material carefully measured and crafted, but at the same time it’s really useless.
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I think Allen [Ginsberg] was a person who’s like a child.
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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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My definition of art has always been the same. It is about freedom of expression. I don’t think anybody can separate art from politics. The intention to separate [the two] is itself a very political intention.
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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 think China is laughing about the results of the presidential elections. China, Russia, they all laugh about it.
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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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Growing up, my family was an enemy of the state. I have experienced more disappointment than joy, much more sad stories or desperate conditions.
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People have been longing for this moment, because it symbolises a turning point in China’s relationship with the outside world.
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