I never think any place is better than others.
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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I have people working together, doing different things: architecture, art installation, photography, publishing, and curatorial works and design.
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Imagine one day, the hateful world around you collapses. And it is your attitude, words and actions that put an end to it. Will you be excited?
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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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If people are being abused or even killed during an arrest, this is highly disturbing.
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There’s no such thing as “fixed” culture. China is also becoming more global. Its problems are becoming international problems, becoming German problems, becoming American problems.
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I’m just bringing them to Kassel to see the art show, and pay their room and board.
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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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We move so fast that memory is something we can only grasp
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My definition of art has always been the same. It is about freedom of expression. I don’t think anybody can separate art from politics. The intention to separate [the two] is itself a very political intention.
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What is important is that we actively express our thoughts and wishes, in every realm that we can access.
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The people will always have the last word – even if someone has a very weak, quiet voice. Such power will collapse because of a whisper.
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It is not an easy job to govern China, I am aware of that.
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For me, it is OK as long as I can breathe, as long as my heart is pumping, as long as I can express myself.
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So, the politicians and the people who make decisions very often is the one we think can make some difference. But of course they will not make a difference if the citizens or the individuals not push it or not to speak out, to possess a very strong voice about, this is not acceptable.
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My definition of art has always been the same. It is about freedom of expression, a new way of communication. It is never about exhibiting in museums or about hanging it on the wall.
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