If you don’t act, the danger becomes stronger.
AI WEIWEINationality 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.
More Ai Weiwei Quotes
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I’m an artist who is always looking for what is possible. I’m always looking to extend the boundaries.
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A nation like China has become one of the biggest production fields for exporting cheap labor, which also re-questions our history and past, re-questions human desire, and the human illusions of the past.
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Even though everybody who looked at me would call me a Chinese artist, that’s the 1980s. New York in the ’80s was not so interesting.
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And who is going to win the competition if U.S. cannot hold a strong ideology? And even the U.S. would’ve lost the ground to win.
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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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To the media, I have become a symbolic figure, critical of China. According to the government, I am a dangerous threat.
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The United States is a melting pot. Like John F. Kennedy said, it’s a nation of immigrants. But Donald Trump wants to build a fence that clearly makes the statement: “You and I are divided.
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Overturning police cars is a super-intense workout. It’s probably the only sport I enjoy.
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The tragic reality of today is reflected in the true plight of our spiritual existence. We are spineless and cannot stand straight.
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It’s very essential values that we all have to protect. But in Chinese society, people are giving up on protecting these values.
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These are nonviolent people who have lost their freedom simply because they expressed their ideas….In truth, they are heroes of our time.
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What is important is that we actively express our thoughts and wishes, in every realm that we can access.
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I think China is laughing about the results of the presidential elections. China, Russia, they all laugh about it.
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I think of art as coming from daily life, daily experience. I think it’s very important not to have it become work for some kind of elite circle.
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Everyone wants an iPhone, but it would be impossible to design an iPhone in China because it’s not a product; it’s an understanding of human nature.
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