It is not an easy job to govern China, I am aware of that.
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 just bringing them to Kassel to see the art show, and pay their room and board.
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I think everybody deserves freedom. Freedom is such an abstract word, but it’s all we need.
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Politics is like air and water. And you know if there is bad politics. Everyone is polluted. Everyone is unhealthy. See the people walking on the street: how they act.
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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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This so-called contemporary art is not a form, but a philosophy of society.
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This is a very general understanding of art in China, that being an artist can make you money and turn you into a star.
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To experience poetry is to see over and above reality. It is to discover that which is beyond the physical, to experience another life and another level of feeling.
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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 I really have nothing to do, I just watch my cats, take some photos, and go back to my personal blog.
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Paintings can be painted with the left hand, the right hand, someone else’s hand, or many people’s hands. The scale of production is irrelevant to its content.
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We move so fast that memory is something we can only grasp
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I think my stance and my way of life is my most important art.
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The Internet changes the structure of society all the time — this massiveness made of individuals.
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I think the government regrets having Sina Weibo, but they cannot shut it down. That would definitely be suicidal.
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Life is never guaranteed to be safe, so we better use it while we are still in good condition.
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