I think it’s more important to show your work to the public.
AI WEIWEIAs long as I can communicate, I’m not so lonely. If I cannot travel, or do art, or have company, if they take away all my belongings, it doesn’t matter at all.
More Ai Weiwei Quotes
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Everyone of us is a potential convict.
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These are nonviolent people who have lost their freedom simply because they expressed their ideas….In truth, they are heroes of our time.
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I don’t think China has professional museums – not in the past, present, or near future.
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Everything is art. Everything is politics.
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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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The world is not changing if you don’t shoulder the burden of responsibility.
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Paintings can be painted with the left hand, the right hand, someone else’s hand, or many people’s hands. The scale of production is irrelevant to its content.
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There are no outdoor sports as graceful as throwing stones at a dictatorship.
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Behind every political deal in this country, the first casualties are always the ordinary people, who are barely treated as human.
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And the kind of condition he had when he was in this society – the kind of mistreatment society gave him.
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I spend a lot of time talking to journalists.
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The importance of elections, transparency, legal procedures, an independent army, and the judicial system is not regarded as highly in China. These core values are the most important evidence of the health of a society, quality of life, and security.
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Without freedom of speech, there is no modern world, just a barbaric one.
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Everyone wants an iPhone, but it would be impossible to design an iPhone in China because it’s not a product; it’s an understanding of human nature.
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We literally lived underground. We dug a hole and lived there for years. My father cleaned public toilets, even though he was a highly respected poet.
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