My angst and my insecurity reflect the state’s angst and insecurity. The state is scared too.
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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I have always stated I designed the stadium as a toilet seat.
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If you don’t act, the danger becomes stronger.
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If a nation cannot face its past, it has no future.
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If there is no free speech, every single life has lived in vain
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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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Life is art. Art is life. I never separate it.
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Nationality and borders are barriers to our intelligence, to our imagination and to all kinds of possibilities.
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People have been longing for this moment, because it symbolises a turning point in China’s relationship with the outside world.
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In the end, I think, the state’s rigidity is a function of its own insecurity, its indecisiveness.
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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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I think it’s a responsibility for any artist to protect freedom of expression and to use any way to extend this power.
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Creativity is the power to reject the past, to change the status quo, and to seek new potential. Simply put, aside from using one’s imagination – perhaps more importantly – creativity is the power to act.
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…photographs are facts, but not necessarily true… The present always surpasses the past, and the future will not care about today.
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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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The world is not changing if you don’t shoulder the burden of responsibility.
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