This so-called contemporary art is not a form, but a philosophy of society.
AI WEIWEIWe have to give our opinion, we have to say something, or we are a part of it. As an artist I am forced to say something.
More Ai Weiwei Quotes
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There’s no single artwork I even want to mention or that I can even really think about it to have any feeling, to be proud of it.
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And who is going to win the competition if U.S. cannot hold a strong ideology? And even the U.S. would’ve lost the ground to win.
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Democracy, material wealth, and universal education are the soil upon which modernism exists.
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Even if I have hundreds of things to do, the disconnected feeling is still there because it is very hard to find a real purpose of life.
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I loved New York — every inch of it. It was a little bit scary at that time, but still, the excitement was so strong — visually and intellectually. It was like a monster.
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Maybe [success] is because I’m in China and I’m more open. Maybe it’s my independent behavior, or because I participated in certain projects. I have no idea.
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A nation that has no music and no fairytales is a tragedy.
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Overturning police cars is a super-intense workout. It’s probably the only sport I enjoy.
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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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Dictatorship is a story about death of others who turn out to be you coincidently.
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If I really have nothing to do, I just watch my cats, take some photos, and go back to my personal blog.
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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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You don’t have to march on Tiananmen, but you do have to be clear-minded, to find your own means of expression.
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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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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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