I think by shattering it we can create a new form, a new way to look at what is valuable – how we decide what is valuable.
AI WEIWEII 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.
More Ai Weiwei Quotes
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I think Allen [Ginsberg] was a person who’s like a child.
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If there’s the right condition, I always want to express the concept or ideas in a very independent way.
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The Internet has established a public sphere and developed a pressure which the government can no longer ignore.
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I have to find a place for my own. I have to search for my own happiness.
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I never regret anything.
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Every day I’m learning something new from the practice. It’s very rewarding.
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China didn’t want to lose the cutting edge of technology. So the idea of having a Sina Weibo was an attempt to compete with Twitter. However, it has no soul – which is freedom of expression. Nevertheless,
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My definition of art has always been the same. It is about freedom of expression, a new way of communication. It is never about exhibiting in museums or about hanging it on the wall. Art should live in the heart of the people.
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Choices after waking up: To be true or to lie? To take action or be brainwashed? To be free or be jailed?
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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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They see how dramatic U.S. has to be put this kind of shame on its own – cannot handle the situation. Or show such a difficulty with this liberal ideas. Men or women created equal. And to defend those very essential ideas.
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After I came back [to China], there was still a long period of time when I felt I had nothing to do.
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Maybe being powerful means to be fragile.
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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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The media is the message. It carries the full intention and the meaning. Once you change it…it’s very disturbing.
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