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.
AI WEIWEIWe are not on – even just a step away from the most brutal and primitive crudity. To be very crude on those issues, which is always challenges and we always have to look at the situation like a mirror, to draw some understanding.
More Ai Weiwei Quotes
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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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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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I don’t personally feel any association with a kind of culture related to state, or culture related to power, which I think is always disgusting.
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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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But personally, I don’t think my work and my understanding of art is so much related to being Chinese, but the character of that. Maybe it’s beyond my own consciousness.
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A few thousand are to be built in the next few years, all using taxpayer money. But there is no system, no research, no content, no good programs, no good managers.
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Behind every political deal in this country, the first casualties are always the ordinary people, who are barely treated as human.
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This is a very general understanding of art in China, that being an artist can make you money and turn you into a star.
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I deal with students every day – from China, Germany, the United States, Hong Kong and Taiwan. And I’ve noticed that the Chinese students are the least trained in having a sense of aesthetics.
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A nation that has no music and no fairytales is a tragedy.
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Everyone thinks the Chinese government selected me. Never ever. I was selected by Herzog and de Meuron.
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I think by not letting young people be fully informed, how can they have energy and passion and the right picture of the world? I think that’s the true crime.
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The only way to avoid misunderstanding, war and bloodshed is to defend freedom of expression and to communicate with sincerity, concern and good intentions.
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I am everywhere and I am nowhere. That’s the beauty of the Internet Age.
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The importance of elections, transparency, legal procedures, an independent army, and the judicial system is not regarded as highly in China. These core values are the most important evidence of the health of a society, quality of life, and security.
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