I hope that my work expresses my worldview and encourages people to exchange ideas.
AI WEIWEII am very much interested in the so-called useless object. I mean, it takes perfect craftsmanship, beautiful material carefully measured and crafted, but at the same time it’s really useless.
More Ai Weiwei Quotes
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Behind every political deal in this country, the first casualties are always the ordinary people, who are barely treated as human.
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Imagine one day, the hateful world around you collapses. And it is your attitude, words and actions that put an end to it. Will you be excited?
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This so-called contemporary art is not a form, but a philosophy of society.
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Nowadays, China is experiencing the detrimental effects of such decisions. Its citizens have no creativity.
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Being an artist is more of a mindset, a way of seeing things; it is no longer so much about producing something.
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It’s really rubbish that some kind of “technical” learning means you will be a better person because you know this skill better.
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The art always wins. Anything can happen to me, but the art will stay.
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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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The society was so different [in China] – it was a feudalistic society. It didn’t come to a point of industrial revolution until twenty years ago.
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Dictatorship is a story about death of others who turn out to be you coincidently.
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Democracy, material wealth, and universal education are the soil upon which modernism exists.
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Many people are going to use [Beijing National Stadium], which makes it more meaningful. If we don’t design it, somebody else has to design it.
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As a total activity – I practice curating, art, architecture, writing, and publishing all together. I still act as a living creature.
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If people are being abused or even killed during an arrest, this is highly disturbing.
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Your own acts tell the world who you are and what kind of society you think it should be.
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