I think Donald Trump should cool down a little bit. To pay more attention to the history. To really understand what U.S.’s value is about. I think, as a president, those things you always have to ask.
AI WEIWEIIt is not an easy job to govern China, I am aware of that.
More Ai Weiwei Quotes
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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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Nationality and borders are barriers to our intelligence, to our imagination and to all kinds of possibilities.
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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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We should also leave behind discrimination, because it is narrow-minded and ignorant, denies contact and warmth; and corrodes mankind’s belief that we can better ourselves.
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I am everywhere and I am nowhere. That’s the beauty of the Internet Age.
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Of course, people will call you an old artist or young artist, which is just a character of you.
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Chinese government is very clearly losing power in every aspect, but trying to fix up all the problems or potential problems.
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My 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.
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If a nation cannot face its past, it has no future.
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There’s no such thing as “fixed” culture. China is also becoming more global. Its problems are becoming international problems, becoming German problems, becoming American problems.
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Nationality started as something natural, but we should not be restrained by the old politics that make up these clear lines. It should have its own way of evolving. In some places, it will evolve slower and in others, faster.
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Art should live in the heart of the people. Ordinary people should have the same ability to understand art as anybody else. I don’t think art is elite or mysterious.
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To give a price to an artwork, no matter how high or low, is always absurd. It’s not something that can be measured by money or by certain numbers.
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I think my stance and my way of life is my most important art.
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This so-called contemporary art is not a form, but a philosophy of society.
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