No state or society can claim to have established human rights once and for all.
AI WEIWEIThis world should be much more open and should be much more free, so the young people would have the chance to exercise the quality of their lives.
More Ai Weiwei Quotes
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We move so fast that memory is something we can only grasp
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During the days in detention, I thought most about the moon.
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There’s no single artwork I even want to mention or that I can even really think about it to have any feeling, to be proud of it.
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China 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,
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I don’t think China has professional museums – not in the past, present, or near future.
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I think art is a very important weapon to achieve human freedom
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The intention to separate art from politics is itself a very political intention.
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Nowadays, China is experiencing the detrimental effects of such decisions. Its citizens have no creativity.
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I think it’s more important to show your work to the public.
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There isn’t a single Chinese university that can invite me to give a talk. Even though I know there are many students who would like to hear what I have to say.
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The world is not changing if you don’t shoulder the burden of responsibility.
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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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Maybe [success] is because I’m in China and I’m more open. Maybe it’s my independent behavior, or because I participated in certain projects. I have no idea.
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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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Now many enterprises are made by individuals, so the attitude has started to change.
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