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.
AI WEIWEINow I’ve come to such a mixed culture: America, Europe, South America, Africa. And the politics are changing everywhere all the time and becoming even more unpredictable.
More Ai Weiwei Quotes
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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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The leadership knows that you cannot solve the issues of China’s future with the means of the past. The demographic consequences of the one-child policy, the build-up of the welfare state.
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This so-called contemporary art is not a form, but a philosophy of society.
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If my art has nothing to do with people’s pain and sorrow, what is ‘art’ for?
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Of course, people will call you an old artist or young artist, which is just a character of you.
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Nowadays, China is experiencing the detrimental effects of such decisions. Its citizens have no creativity.
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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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I don’t care if this is a great cultural event or a national symbol. It has nothing to do with me. It deals with the city.
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They very often just try to cope with their own election, their own popularity, solving the problem or selling the ideas to meet their own voters. By doing that, it creates a great imbalance in terms of making deals or treaty or all those things.
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I never had a sense of home.
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In this kind of dictatorship, in this kind of totalitarian society, it is easy to make deals that you cannot make in a democratic society.
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New York has given me a lot, but I still don’t consider it home.
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If you don’t act, the danger becomes stronger.
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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 think it’s more important to show your work to the public.
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