I think it’s more important to show your work to the public.
AI WEIWEIIt’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.
More Ai Weiwei Quotes
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Once you’ve tasted freedom, it stays in your heart and no one can take it. Then, you can be more powerful than a whole country.
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You’re still being looked at as somebody who – it’s a very complicated issue.
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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 small act is worth a million thoughts.
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Everything is art. Everything is politics.
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It’s the place they take you before they give you over to the judicial system. You stay there for a year or two and they make you really suffer to confess everything.
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I think the government regrets having Sina Weibo, but they cannot shut it down. That would definitely be suicidal.
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It’s just a way you have to set up some kind of activities to follow your instincts or your curiosities.
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[Being unique] gives so much privilege to people who can make it, rather than having some moral and aesthetic discussions.
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The IT people who have made such an effort to know and understand computer technology. They are frustrated that you cannot use Facebook, Twitter and YouTube in China. They are the first to recognize that the situation is terrible.
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The museums used to be exhibition halls for government propaganda, and now every city wants to build a museum.
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To call yourself a Chinese artist or woman artist or African artist reflects a certain kind of condition. To me, that is not necessary.
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China is at a different stage of development, human rights are violated here much more often. And still, we see improvements even here.
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You need a purpose to express yourself, but that expression is its own purpose.
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The so-called culture nowadays is only a fake one with a superficial front. It is an empty lie.
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