I’m doing quite a few things now. In one day, I will go to Kassel, Germany, for a documentary project I’ve been preparing for half a year.
AI WEIWEII also have to speak out for people around me who are afraid, who think it is not worth it or who have totally given up hope. So I want to set an example: you can do it and this is OK, to speak out.
More Ai Weiwei Quotes
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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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Liberty is about our rights to question everything.
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The world is not changing if you don’t shoulder the burden of responsibility.
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Every day I’m learning something new from the practice. It’s very rewarding.
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If you don’t act, the danger becomes stronger.
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I never really read Allen Ginsberg poetry, even though I have a book he gave me.
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This is a very general understanding of art in China, that being an artist can make you money and turn you into a star.
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Censorship is saying: “I’m the one who says the last sentence. Whatever you say, the conclusion is mine.” But the internet is like a tree that is growing.
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The rest of the world understands little about China’s changes and the possibilities and crises that come with them.
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The relationship between the Chinese government and me is like a Cold War.
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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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Being an artist is more of a mindset, a way of seeing things; it is no longer so much about producing something.
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But personally, I don’t think my work and my understanding of art is so much related to being Chinese, but the character of that. Maybe it’s beyond my own consciousness.
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The [China] government has improved in the last years. Of course, the structure is still the same; there’s still a one-party system and strong censorship.
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Even today the borders they’re seeing the physical borders are very different from the political borders. Because all those powers are so connected, and you cannot even see whose interest in what move.
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