Censorship is saying: “I’m the one who says the last sentence. Whatever you say, the conclusion is mine.” But the internet is like a tree that is growing.
AI WEIWEIHe will still mean danger. Modern technology requires calm. You shouldn’t trust anyone with a car who has no knowledge about vehicles or roads.
More Ai Weiwei Quotes
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Freedom of expression is a very essential condition for me to make any art. Also, it is an essential value for my life. I have to protect this right and also to fight for the possibility.
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To give a price to an artwork, no matter how high or low, is always absurd. It’s not something that can be measured by money or by certain numbers.
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Life is art. Art is life. I never separate it.
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Mass production is nothing new. Weren’t cathedrals built through mass production? The pyramids?
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In my case, I was stuck there for quite a while. New York is large enough to be a very abstract city, so nobody cares.
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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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During the days in detention, I thought most about the moon.
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A few thousand are to be built in the next few years, all using taxpayer money. But there is no system, no research, no content, no good programs, no good managers.
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Imagine one day, the hateful world around you collapses. And it is your attitude, words and actions that put an end to it. Will you be excited?
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There are no outdoor sports as graceful as throwing stones at a dictatorship.
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The Internet is uncontrollable. And if the Internet is uncontrollable, freedom will win. It’s as simple as that.
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Democracy, material wealth, and universal education are the soil upon which modernism exists.
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Nothing is clear-cut. Perhaps I’ll find my way – or get totally lost.
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Stupidity can win for a moment, but it can never really succeed because the nature of humans is to seek freedom. Rulers can delay that freedom, but they cannot stop it.
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As a total activity – I practice curating, art, architecture, writing, and publishing all together. I still act as a living creature.
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