They’ve become part of a conspiracy, collaborators of the crime, which is lying to the general public and trying to hide the kind of criminal acts happening in many cases.
AI WEIWEIIt is not an easy job to govern China, I am aware of that.
More Ai Weiwei Quotes
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If you don’t act, the danger becomes stronger.
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China restricts the society’s freedom of speech. The Communist Party imposes these limits because it lacks confidence towards the future and has no ideals.
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A lot of the time [in the U.S.], I was thinking about how spending time is always questionable or is always the biggest obstacle in my life.
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I don’t want the next generation to fight the same fight as I did.
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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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The so-called culture nowadays is only a fake one with a superficial front. It is an empty lie.
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I spent a lot of time standing on street corners [of New York City] talking to local residents. I spent time in bookstores and galleries. But most of the time, I really did not have much to do.
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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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I curated this show [Shanghai Biennale ], I was by no means trying to shock people or be controversial.
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It [success] is really by mistake.
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My definition of art has always been the same. It is about freedom of expression. I don’t think anybody can separate art from politics. The intention to separate [the two] is itself a very political intention.
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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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Hopefully, other successes aren’t like me. It carries much more meaning to other people; my success story is irrelevant. It doesn’t make any sense.
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I have to respect my life, and free expression is part of my life. I can never really silence myself.
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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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