If you don’t act, the danger becomes stronger.
AI WEIWEIThis is a very general understanding of art in China, that being an artist can make you money and turn you into a star.
More Ai Weiwei Quotes
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What counts in the end is what the government does.
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I call on people to be ‘obsessed citizens,’ forever questioning and asking for accountability. That’s the only chance we have today of a healthy and happy life.
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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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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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We are living in a popular culture where everything is overexposed.
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I think the government regrets having Sina Weibo, but they cannot shut it down. That would definitely be suicidal.
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I’m an artist who is always looking for what is possible. I’m always looking to extend the boundaries.
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You need a purpose to express yourself, but that expression is its own purpose.
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Say what you say plainly, and then take responsibility for it.
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I never regret anything.
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Chinese government is very clearly losing power in every aspect, but trying to fix up all the problems or potential problems.
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There are no outdoor sports as graceful as throwing stones at a dictatorship.
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Technology is a liberation. I think the information age probably is the best thing to happen to the human race in human evolution.
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We are not on – even just a step away from the most brutal and primitive crudity. To be very crude on those issues, which is always challenges and we always have to look at the situation like a mirror, to draw some understanding.
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The rest of the world understands little about China’s changes and the possibilities and crises that come with them.
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