The tragic reality of today is reflected in the true plight of our spiritual existence. We are spineless and cannot stand straight.
AI WEIWEII deal with students every day – from China, Germany, the United States, Hong Kong and Taiwan. And I’ve noticed that the Chinese students are the least trained in having a sense of aesthetics.
More Ai Weiwei Quotes
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It is not an easy job to govern China, I am aware of that.
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Stupidity can win for a moment, but it can never really succeed because the nature of humans is to seek freedom. Rulers can delay that freedom, but they cannot stop it.
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For years, I refused to go to any openings, not even my own.
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For those actors and directors who produce films which are always about the old kingdom or about heroes.
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My angst and my insecurity reflect the state’s angst and insecurity. The state is scared too.
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A nation that has no music and no fairytales is a tragedy.
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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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Art should live in the heart of the people. Ordinary people should have the same ability to understand art as anybody else. I don’t think art is elite or mysterious.
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To express yourself needs a reason, but expressing yourself is the reason.
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You have so many museums in the West, and so many shows, you need somebody to show the work, otherwise it’s empty.
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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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[Shanghai Biennale] has been my attitude for as long as I’ve been practicing art and other cultural-related activities.
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It’s like the mountains, the ocean and the rivers. It has its own geological forms. Societies cannot be flat. But during change, human rights, human dignity and free speech have to be protected. Otherwise, we’ll be going backward.
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After I came back [to China], there was still a long period of time when I felt I had nothing to do.
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If you don’t act, the danger becomes stronger.
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