We never really see the global situation as a total situation. Today’s political leaders are still lacking of the vision.
AI WEIWEIIt became like a symbolic thing, to be “an artist.” After Duchamp, I realized that being an artist is more about a lifestyle and attitude than producing some product.
More Ai Weiwei Quotes
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The whole Chinese system – not just the political leadership, the military too, the whole power structure, our education system, the whole of society – is suffering from being cut off from the free flow of information.
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I curated this show [Shanghai Biennale ], I was by no means trying to shock people or be controversial.
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I’m doing quite a few things now. In one day, I will go to Kassel, Germany, for a documentary project I’ve been preparing for half a year.
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Life is much more interesting when you make a little bit of effort.
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It is to wonder about the world, to understand the nature of people and, most importantly, to be shared with another, old or young, known or unknown.
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The society was so different [in China] – it was a feudalistic society. It didn’t come to a point of industrial revolution until twenty years ago.
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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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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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I never regret anything.
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I think art is a very important weapon to achieve human freedom
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Nationality and borders are barriers to our intelligence, to our imagination and to all kinds of possibilities.
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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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There are many cases and layers of racist behavior in the US – from police treatment to the issues of education and job opportunities. In America, however, such cases are being discussed publically.
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It’s just a way you have to set up some kind of activities to follow your instincts or your curiosities.
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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.
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