China hasn’t only existed for one day. Now, the whole nation has become richer and it’s become a problem. The problem is universal. The factor is big. Everybody has to rethink the balance of the world and the whole landscape.
AI WEIWEIAnd the kind of condition he had when he was in this society – the kind of mistreatment society gave him.
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To work in architecture you are so much involved with society, with politics, with bureaucrats. It’s a very complicated process to do large projects.
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Being an artist is more of a mindset, a way of seeing things; it is no longer so much about producing something.
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It’s very essential values that we all have to protect. But in Chinese society, people are giving up on protecting these values.
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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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Life is art. Art is life. I never separate it. I don’t feel that much anger. I equally have a lot of joy.
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Now many enterprises are made by individuals, so the attitude has started to change.
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You’re still being looked at as somebody who – it’s a very complicated issue.
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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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If artists cannot speak up for human dignity or rights, then who else will do it?
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At the moment about 350,000 students return to China from abroad each year – 350,000 young and educated people. I know about them because they know me and often ask me in the street if they can take a selfie with me.
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A society is healthy only when it allows its members to discuss their thoughts openly. This is also the only way that a society can gather consensus, let everyone express his or her wish, and foster creativity.
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The art always wins. Anything can happen to me, but the art will stay.
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The freedom of speech is an important yardstick for a society’s level of civilization.
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Everyone thinks the Chinese government selected me. Never ever. I was selected by Herzog and de Meuron.
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The world is not changing if you don’t shoulder the burden of responsibility.
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