If my art has nothing to do with people’s pain and sorrow, what is ‘art’ for?
AI WEIWEII never had a sense of home.
More Ai Weiwei Quotes
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It’s not really an ideology, but a method of control. But China’s problems are not just China’s problems – they’re human problems. Humanity has always worked better when you see it as one.
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I think Allen [Ginsberg] was a person who’s like a child.
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The world is not changing if you don’t shoulder the burden of responsibility.
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This week, the world gathers in Beijing for the 2008 Olympic games. This is the extraordinary moment China has been dreaming of for 100 years.
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You only have temporary curiosity, amusement, and challenges, but that does not necessarily mean you are really convinced that it’s necessary or that it’s not even worth to do it.
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I think U.S. and China is a big opportunity, to be seen as partner or some kind of strategic partner maybe. But those kind of powers have a way of getting too big, then we’ll have competition.
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Being an artist is more of a mindset, a way of seeing things; it is no longer so much about producing something.
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For years, I refused to go to any openings, not even my own.
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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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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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The intention to separate art from politics is itself a very political intention.
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Nothing is clear-cut. Perhaps I’ll find my way – or get totally lost.
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I don’t believe in a sense of home.
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The media is the message. It carries the full intention and the meaning. Once you change it…it’s very disturbing.
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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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