To give a price to an artwork, no matter how high or low, is always absurd. It’s not something that can be measured by money or by certain numbers.
AI WEIWEII never had a sense of home.
More Ai Weiwei Quotes
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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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A clear understanding of such differences will help the rest of the world understand China and all that is happening to the nation.
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Everyone of us is a potential convict.
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People have a tendency to become elite rather than to care about the general conditions of the society, which makes me sick. It’s an unbearable condition.
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Overturning police cars is a super-intense workout. It’s probably the only sport I enjoy.
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Man has a tendency to try to give clear reasons to be rational, but often you can see how all those reasons are not convincing and turn out to be a big nonsense.
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Any politician who respects China’s government should tell it openly what is in his heart. It is disrespectful to keep quiet about such issues – both vis-a-vis the government and the people concerned.
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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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We grew up in a very material-lacking socialist society, but today China is a capitalist society. It’s very materialistic. It’s full of desire and luxury goods.
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It’s really rubbish that some kind of “technical” learning means you will be a better person because you know this skill better.
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I don’t think China should care if this crazy old guy should have a show here or not.
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I think optimism is whether you are still exhilarated by life, whether you are curious, whether you still believe there is possibility.
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And the kind of condition he had when he was in this society – the kind of mistreatment society gave him.
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The Internet is uncontrollable. And if the Internet is uncontrollable, freedom will win. It’s as simple as that.
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It is not an easy job to govern China, I am aware of that.
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