During the days in detention, I thought most about the moon.
AI WEIWEII think art is a very important weapon to achieve human freedom
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They’ve become part of a conspiracy, collaborators of the crime, which is lying to the general public and trying to hide the kind of criminal acts happening in many cases.
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And the kind of condition he had when he was in this society – the kind of mistreatment society gave him.
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If human rights are supposed to have any meaning, then they have to be discussed openly.
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I came back [to Beijing ] because that’s the only time I had an excuse to come back, or otherwise I would never have a reason to come back.
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The world is not changing if you don’t shoulder the burden of responsibility.
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I think it’s a responsibility for any artist to protect freedom of expression and to use any way to extend this power.
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It became like a symbolic thing, to be “an artist.” After Duchamp, I realized that being an artist is more about a lifestyle and attitude than producing some product.
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So, the politicians and the people who make decisions very often is the one we think can make some difference. But of course they will not make a difference if the citizens or the individuals not push it or not to speak out, to possess a very strong voice about, this is not acceptable.
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You start to see the society, how it functions, how it works. Then you have a lot of criticism about how it works.
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I think U.S. and China is a big opportunity, to be seen as partner or some kind of strategic partner maybe. But those kind of powers have a way of getting too big, then we’ll have competition.
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Every day I’m learning something new from the practice. It’s very rewarding.
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Each year, more people want to become artists.
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I don’t believe in a sense of home.
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I think it’s quite narrow-minded. There wasn’t much encouragement or opportunities for any artist – not just Chinese artists.
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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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