A state like China looks so powerful, but they are so scared of the Internet, so the Internet is more powerful than them.
AI WEIWEIChina didn’t want to lose the cutting edge of technology. So the idea of having a Sina Weibo was an attempt to compete with Twitter. However, it has no soul – which is freedom of expression. Nevertheless,
More Ai Weiwei Quotes
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I have to respect my life, and free expression is part of my life. I can never really silence myself.
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If it’s possible, I will have some noodles in the morning and start talking to people, start to think about a few things in my head.
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We are living in a popular culture where everything is overexposed.
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Life is much more interesting when you make a little bit of effort.
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Overturning police cars is a super-intense workout. It’s probably the only sport I enjoy.
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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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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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I think art certainly is the vehicle for us to develop any new ideas, to be creative, to extend our imagination, to change the current conditions.
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It’s really rubbish that some kind of “technical” learning means you will be a better person because you know this skill better.
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I want people to see their own power.
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I think it’s more important to show your work to the public.
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They very often just try to cope with their own election, their own popularity, solving the problem or selling the ideas to meet their own voters. By doing that, it creates a great imbalance in terms of making deals or treaty or all those things.
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I don’t think [price] reflects if the work is good or bad.A good artist shouldn’t be nervous about that.
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The jobs for 7 million university graduates every year, the immense corruption: Even some Western governments would have to scramble to find solutions to such problems.
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A clear understanding of such differences will help the rest of the world understand China and all that is happening to the nation.
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