Paintings can be painted with the left hand, the right hand, someone else’s hand, or many people’s hands. The scale of production is irrelevant to its content.
AI WEIWEIMy 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. Art should live in the heart of the people.
More Ai Weiwei Quotes
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The Internet changes the structure of society all the time — this massiveness made of individuals.
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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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It’s very essential values that we all have to protect. But in Chinese society, people are giving up on protecting these values.
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If human rights are supposed to have any meaning, then they have to be discussed openly.
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I don’t think I was very structured in that society and I don’t really believe in personal success, which most Americans believe in.
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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.
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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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To work in architecture you are so much involved with society, with politics, with bureaucrats. It’s a very complicated process to do large projects.
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The world is not changing if you don’t shoulder the burden of responsibility.
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We never really see the global situation as a total situation. Today’s political leaders are still lacking of the vision.
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Ordinary people should have the same ability to understand art as anybody else. I don’t think art is elite or mysterious. I don’t think anybody can separate art from politics.
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You’re still being looked at as somebody who – it’s a very complicated issue.
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If civil society has nobody who protects the law, then what kind of society is 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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As a person, I was born to give out my opinions. By giving out my opinions, I realize who I am.
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