You only have temporary curiosity, amusement, and challenges, but that does not necessarily mean you are really convinced that it’s necessary or that it’s not even worth to do it.
AI WEIWEIMy typical day is I wake up and appreciate that I can still wake up.
More Ai Weiwei Quotes
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The art always wins. Anything can happen to me, but the art will stay.
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I think it’s quite narrow-minded. There wasn’t much encouragement or opportunities for any artist – not just Chinese artists.
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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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I spend a lot of time talking to journalists.
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There are many cases and layers of racist behavior in the US – from police treatment to the issues of education and job opportunities. In America, however, such cases are being discussed publically.
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I saw [Allen Ginsberg] more as an old man who liked poetry and who had a lot of physical and emotional problems. We liked our time together.
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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. Art should live in the heart of the people.
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I never regret anything.
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After I came back [to China], there was still a long period of time when I felt I had nothing to do.
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The Internet has established a public sphere and developed a pressure which the government can no longer ignore.
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It also makes humanity much more safe. If we see pureness somewhere as something to be desired, the trouble starts.
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For years, I refused to go to any openings, not even my own.
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This so-called contemporary art is not a form, but a philosophy of society.
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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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I never really read Allen Ginsberg poetry, even though I have a book he gave me.
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