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 WEIWEIHow to become a really modern society when today we are so – as a human being, we feel so powerful. We have high technology and a superb way of controlling our life. And at the same time, in many ways we are so primitive.
More Ai Weiwei Quotes
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I don’t like China. Even today, I still feel I have no emotional relations with this place.
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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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The museums used to be exhibition halls for government propaganda, and now every city wants to build a museum.
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If artists cannot speak up for human dignity or rights, then who else will do it?
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Life is art. Art is life. I never separate it.
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I’m doing quite a few things now. In one day, I will go to Kassel, Germany, for a documentary project I’ve been preparing for half a year.
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Overturning police cars is a super-intense workout. It’s probably the only sport I enjoy.
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During the days in detention, I thought most about the moon.
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This so-called contemporary art is not a form, but a philosophy of society.
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The art always wins. Anything can happen to me, but the art will stay.
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I don’t belong to a working system. They only select people if you belong to one so you can be controlled.
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If people are being abused or even killed during an arrest, this is highly disturbing.
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These are nonviolent people who have lost their freedom simply because they expressed their ideas….In truth, they are heroes of our time.
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Each year, more people want to become artists.
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Self-censorship is insulting to the self. Timidity is a hopeless way forward.
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