Each year, more people want to become artists.
AI WEIWEIWe never really see the global situation as a total situation. Today’s political leaders are still lacking of the vision.
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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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I don’t think China should care if this crazy old guy should have a show here or not.
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This 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.
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You only have temporary curiosity, amusement, and challenges, but that does not necessarily mean you are really convinced that it’s necessary or that it’s not even worth to do it.
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Now many enterprises are made by individuals, so the attitude has started to change.
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Life is art. Art is life. I never separate it.
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The importance of elections, transparency, legal procedures, an independent army, and the judicial system is not regarded as highly in China. These core values are the most important evidence of the health of a society, quality of life, and security.
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You’re still being looked at as somebody who – it’s a very complicated issue.
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In the end, I think, the state’s rigidity is a function of its own insecurity, its indecisiveness.
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Life is never guaranteed to be safe, so we better use it while we are still in good condition.
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After I came back [to China], there was still a long period of time when I felt I had nothing to do.
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I call on people to be ‘obsessed citizens,’ forever questioning and asking for accountability. That’s the only chance we have today of a healthy and happy life.
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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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It also makes humanity much more safe. If we see pureness somewhere as something to be desired, the trouble starts.
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I want people to see their own power.
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