Your own acts tell the world who you are and what kind of society you think it should be.
AI WEIWEIThe Internet is the best thing that ever happened to China. It turns us into individuals and also enables us to share our perceptions and feelings. It creates a culture of individualism and exchange even though the real society doesn’t promote it.
More Ai Weiwei Quotes
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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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I am everywhere and I am nowhere. That’s the beauty of the Internet Age.
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Nothing is clear-cut. Perhaps I’ll find my way – or get totally lost.
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Now you have the equal opportunity to equip yourself through information and knowledge and express yourself as an independent mind.
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The practice of photography is no longer a means for recording reality. Instead, it has become reality itself
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So, the politicians and the people who make decisions very often is the one we think can make some difference. But of course they will not make a difference if the citizens or the individuals not push it or not to speak out, to possess a very strong voice about, this is not acceptable.
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We are living in a popular culture where everything is overexposed.
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Overturning police cars is a super-intense workout. It’s probably the only sport I enjoy.
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Today, the general masses in this society are in this political-social condition that really encourages people to become rich and become a star and be unique.
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I grew up in a desert, which has no kind of imagination.
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They’ve become part of a conspiracy, collaborators of the crime, which is lying to the general public and trying to hide the kind of criminal acts happening in many cases.
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A historical property has morals and ethics of the society that created it and it can be revived. What I mean is that we can discover new possibilities from the process of dismantling, transforming, and recreating.
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People who can’t do that don’t get a sense of responsibility. And if you lack a sense of responsibility, you push the blame onto the system.
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I don’t think [price] reflects if the work is good or bad.A good artist shouldn’t be nervous about that.
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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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