They lack any ability to sense what is beautiful or what is proper. They can be learned and skillful, but they lack the ability to make their own free judgment. It is really sad to see young adults of 20, 25 years who were never taught to make their own decisions.
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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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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China hasn’t only existed for one day. Now, the whole nation has become richer and it’s become a problem. The problem is universal. The factor is big. Everybody has to rethink the balance of the world and the whole landscape.
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If my art has nothing to do with people’s pain and sorrow, what is ‘art’ for?
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My typical day is I wake up and appreciate that I can still wake up.
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It’s like the mountains, the ocean and the rivers. It has its own geological forms. Societies cannot be flat. But during change, human rights, human dignity and free speech have to be protected. Otherwise, we’ll be going backward.
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I have people working together, doing different things: architecture, art installation, photography, publishing, and curatorial works and design.
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I always want people to be confused, to be shocked or realize something later.
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I don’t believe in a sense of home.
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As a human being, member of society, you must clearly state your mind. It’s a responsibility. It is the way you identify yourself otherwise you don’t know who you are and why you are here.
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It is not an easy job to govern China, I am aware of that.
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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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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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[Cultural department] understand nothing but bureaucratic daily affairs. They don’t care about culture.
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Choices after waking up: To be true or to lie? To take action or be brainwashed? To be free or be jailed?
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Had I to create a name for these times, I’d say it is the age of craziness
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