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.
AI WEIWEIThe only way to avoid misunderstanding, war and bloodshed is to defend freedom of expression and to communicate with sincerity, concern and good intentions.
More Ai Weiwei Quotes
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If I really have nothing to do, I just watch my cats, take some photos, and go back to my personal blog.
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Censorship is saying: “I’m the one who says the last sentence. Whatever you say, the conclusion is mine.” But the internet is like a tree that is growing.
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How to become a really modern society when today we are so – as a human being, we feel so powerful. We have high technology and a superb way of controlling our life. And at the same time, in many ways we are so primitive.
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Choices after waking up: To be true or to lie? To take action or be brainwashed? To be free or be jailed?
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By participating in the society we live in, we understand our conditions and the way we relate to the world.
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Say what you say plainly, and then take responsibility for it.
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Every day I’m learning something new from the practice. It’s very rewarding.
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Growing up, my family was an enemy of the state. I have experienced more disappointment than joy, much more sad stories or desperate conditions.
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The Internet has established a public sphere and developed a pressure which the government can no longer ignore.
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Everything is art. Everything is politics.
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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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I want people to see their own power.
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China restricts the society’s freedom of speech. The Communist Party imposes these limits because it lacks confidence towards the future and has no ideals.
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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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A small act is worth a million thoughts.
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