The intention to separate art from politics is itself a very political intention.
AI WEIWEII don’t think my father had a direct influence on me, but I do think, more or less, I was influenced by his independent individualism.
More Ai Weiwei Quotes
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A small act is worth a million thoughts.
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Paintings can be painted with the left hand, the right hand, someone else’s hand, or many people’s hands. The scale of production is irrelevant to its content.
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In the end, I think, the state’s rigidity is a function of its own insecurity, its indecisiveness.
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For me, it is OK as long as I can breathe, as long as my heart is pumping, as long as I can express myself.
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When human beings are scared and feel everything is exposed to the government, we will censor ourselves from free thinking. That’s dangerous for human development.
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If civil society has nobody who protects the law, then what kind of society is that?
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For those actors and directors who produce films which are always about the old kingdom or about heroes.
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Nothing is clear-cut. Perhaps I’ll find my way – or get totally lost.
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We move so fast that memory is something we can only grasp
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A historical property has morals and ethics of the society that created it and it can be revived. What I mean is that we can discover new possibilities from the process of dismantling, transforming, and recreating.
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Ordinary people should have the same ability to understand art as anybody else. I don’t think art is elite or mysterious. I don’t think anybody can separate art from politics.
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A state like China looks so powerful, but they are so scared of the Internet, so the Internet is more powerful than them.
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Today, the general masses in this society are in this political-social condition that really encourages people to become rich and become a star and be unique.
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I never had secure, belonging feelings with this society [in China].
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I’m just bringing them to Kassel to see the art show, and pay their room and board.
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