Nationality and borders are barriers to our intelligence, to our imagination and to all kinds of possibilities.
AI WEIWEIThrough my work and ways of expression, I strive to engage in dialogue with the society that I am living in.
More Ai Weiwei Quotes
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We should use this public sphere and redefine – beyond China’s borders – what a government is allowed to do, where its powers end and where the realm of a citizen’s privacy begins.
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To call yourself a Chinese artist or woman artist or African artist reflects a certain kind of condition. To me, that is not necessary.
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I spend a lot of time talking to journalists.
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Now many enterprises are made by individuals, so the attitude has started to change.
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You need a purpose to express yourself, but that expression is its own purpose.
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There are many cases and layers of racist behavior in the US – from police treatment to the issues of education and job opportunities. In America, however, such cases are being discussed publically.
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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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Nationality started as something natural, but we should not be restrained by the old politics that make up these clear lines. It should have its own way of evolving. In some places, it will evolve slower and in others, faster.
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Growing up, my family was an enemy of the state. I have experienced more disappointment than joy, much more sad stories or desperate conditions.
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These folks are creative and ironic, and the government can ultimately not control what is going on in their heads.
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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 will bring 1,001 Chinese to participate as my artwork there – any Chinese who is a Chinese passport holder and over eighteen years old could apply through my blog.
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Your own acts tell the world who you are and what kind of society you think it should be.
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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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If a nation cannot face its past, it has no future.
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