I never think any place is better than others.
AI WEIWEII have always stated I designed the stadium as a toilet seat.
More Ai Weiwei Quotes
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I always want to design a frame that’s open to everyone. I don’t see art as a secret code.
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Selling high or low doesn’t mean anything. It has to do purely with the market.
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I don’t care if this is a great cultural event or a national symbol. It has nothing to do with me. It deals with the city.
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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 art always wins. Anything can happen to me, but the art will stay.
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In a society like this there is no negotiation, no discussion, except to tell you that power can crush you any time they want — not only you, your whole family and all people like you.
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China restricts the society’s freedom of speech. The Communist Party imposes these limits because it lacks confidence towards the future and has no ideals.
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I wouldn’t say I’ve become more radical: I was born radical.
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The practice of photography is no longer a means for recording reality. Instead, it has become reality itself
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Any politician who respects China’s government should tell it openly what is in his heart. It is disrespectful to keep quiet about such issues – both vis-a-vis the government and the people concerned.
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A small act is worth a million thoughts.
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I don’t personally feel any association with a kind of culture related to state, or culture related to power, which I think is always disgusting.
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I think by not letting young people be fully informed, how can they have energy and passion and the right picture of the world? I think that’s the true crime.
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The people will always have the last word – even if someone has a very weak, quiet voice. Such power will collapse because of a whisper.
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I lived there [ in New York City] as an artist, but never as a Chinese artist.
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