So for too long Americans take liberty as granted. We think we are in the safe hand, the democracy and the liberty, which is not true. And it can be even getting much worse than today.
AI WEIWEII think art certainly is the vehicle for us to develop any new ideas, to be creative, to extend our imagination, to change the current conditions.
More Ai Weiwei Quotes
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If it’s possible, I will have some noodles in the morning and start talking to people, start to think about a few things in my head.
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Man has a tendency to try to give clear reasons to be rational, but often you can see how all those reasons are not convincing and turn out to be a big nonsense.
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Freedom of expression is a very essential condition for me to make any art. Also, it is an essential value for my life. I have to protect this right and also to fight for the possibility.
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Life is much more interesting when you make a little bit of effort.
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For years, I refused to go to any openings, not even my own.
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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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Had I to create a name for these times, I’d say it is the age of craziness
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As a human being, member of society, you must clearly state your mind. It’s a responsibility. It is the way you identify yourself otherwise you don’t know who you are and why you are here.
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Choices after waking up: To be true or to lie? To take action or be brainwashed? To be free or be jailed?
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If there is no freedom of expression, then the beauty of life is lost. Participation in a society is not an artistic choice, it’s a human need.
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Even if there have been setbacks during these past years, China is changing. China’s society is opening.
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I never regret anything.
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I think the pearls – one is a necklace, and another you have five hundred pounds of pearls, which may be one million pearls in a bowl – really show a kind of [society] condition.
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[Museums] all belongs to the cultural department, which is the biggest cultural department in the world.
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I think the government regrets having Sina Weibo, but they cannot shut it down. That would definitely be suicidal.
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