If there is no freedom of expression, then the beauty of life is lost. Participation in a society is not an artistic choice, it’s a human need.
AI WEIWEIArt should live in the heart of the people. Ordinary people should have the same ability to understand art as anybody else. I don’t think art is elite or mysterious.
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He will still mean danger. Modern technology requires calm. You shouldn’t trust anyone with a car who has no knowledge about vehicles or roads.
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Art should live in the heart of the people. Ordinary people should have the same ability to understand art as anybody else. I don’t think art is elite or mysterious.
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I think art is a very important weapon to achieve human freedom
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I think optimism is whether you are still exhilarated by life, whether you are curious, whether you still believe there is possibility.
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If my art has nothing to do with people’s pain and sorrow, what is ‘art’ for?
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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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Civilization has evolved toward more acceptance, understanding and tolerance of global thinking. If we accept differences, our creativity booms. It makes life much more colorful.
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Creativity is part of human nature. It can only be untaught.
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[Cultural department] understand nothing but bureaucratic daily affairs. They don’t care about culture.
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Through my work and ways of expression, I strive to engage in dialogue with the society that I am living in.
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I deal with students every day – from China, Germany, the United States, Hong Kong and Taiwan. And I’ve noticed that the Chinese students are the least trained in having a sense of aesthetics.
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The society was so different [in China] – it was a feudalistic society. It didn’t come to a point of industrial revolution until twenty years ago.
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Life is art. Art is life. I never separate it. I don’t feel that much anger. I equally have a lot of joy.
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For years, I refused to go to any openings, not even my own.
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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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