Choices after waking up: To be true or to lie? To take action or be brainwashed? To be free or be jailed?
AI WEIWEII think art is a very important weapon to achieve human freedom
More Ai Weiwei Quotes
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In China, we don’t have any contemporary art museums. Until a few years ago, we didn’t even have a gallery.
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The so-called culture nowadays is only a fake one with a superficial front. It is an empty lie.
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I wouldn’t say I’ve become more radical: I was born radical.
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Of course, there [in China] has to be chaos. It has to be crazy, and I don’t think there’s anything wrong about it except this government, which is really incapable of doing anything meaningful.
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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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The American experience influenced my understanding of individuality, basic human rights, freedom of expression and the rights and responsibilities of citizens.
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If artists cannot speak up for human dignity or rights, then who else will do it?
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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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Maybe being powerful means to be fragile.
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It is not an easy job to govern China, I am aware of that. There are crises and emergencies all the time, we might not even be aware of some. But I am afraid we’ll have to wait and observe precisely what the government is up to.
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I never think any place is better than others.
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We’re different, and you’re dangerous.” That kind of thinking stops human, civilized evolution. It’s dangerous to create that kind of tension.
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This week, the world gathers in Beijing for the 2008 Olympic games. This is the extraordinary moment China has been dreaming of for 100 years.
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Many people are going to use [Beijing National Stadium], which makes it more meaningful. If we don’t design it, somebody else has to design it.
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If human rights are supposed to have any meaning, then they have to be discussed openly.
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