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.
AI WEIWEI[Museums] all belongs to the cultural department, which is the biggest cultural department in the world.
More Ai Weiwei Quotes
-
-
Creativity is part of human nature. It can only be untaught.
AI WEIWEI -
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.
AI WEIWEI -
I don’t want the next generation to fight the same fight as I did.
AI WEIWEI -
Just look at the statistics: Each university has tens of thousands of applications for students who want to be in art school, but they can only accept a few hundred.
AI WEIWEI -
I don’t think China should care if this crazy old guy should have a show here or not.
AI WEIWEI -
The Internet changes the structure of society all the time — this massiveness made of individuals.
AI WEIWEI -
Society becomes very destructive.
AI WEIWEI -
Democracy, material wealth, and universal education are the soil upon which modernism exists.
AI WEIWEI -
As a total activity – I practice curating, art, architecture, writing, and publishing all together. I still act as a living creature.
AI WEIWEI -
Today, we jump into this globalization of the economy and the internet age.
AI WEIWEI -
I don’t personally feel any association with a kind of culture related to state, or culture related to power, which I think is always disgusting.
AI WEIWEI -
[Cultural department] understand nothing but bureaucratic daily affairs. They don’t care about culture.
AI WEIWEI -
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.
AI WEIWEI -
Now many enterprises are made by individuals, so the attitude has started to change.
AI WEIWEI -
[Museums] all belongs to the cultural department, which is the biggest cultural department in the world.
AI WEIWEI