The art always wins. Anything can happen to me, but the art will stay.
AI WEIWEII think China is laughing about the results of the presidential elections. China, Russia, they all laugh about it.
More Ai Weiwei Quotes
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I think it’s more important to show your work to the public.
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I came back [to Beijing ] because that’s the only time I had an excuse to come back, or otherwise I would never have a reason to come back.
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Through my work and ways of expression, I strive to engage in dialogue with the society that I am living in.
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I don’t believe in a sense of home.
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A small act is worth a million thoughts.
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I don’t like China. Even today, I still feel I have no emotional relations with this place.
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But personally, I don’t think my work and my understanding of art is so much related to being Chinese, but the character of that. Maybe it’s beyond my own consciousness.
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The museums used to be exhibition halls for government propaganda, and now every city wants to build a museum.
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It’s very essential values that we all have to protect. But in Chinese society, people are giving up on protecting these values.
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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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If a master, a wise and experienced man, wields a great weapon, that’s beautiful. He can serve peace with it. But if someone’s emotions are imbalanced, even if he has the best equipment,
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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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When you have strict censorship of the internet, young students cannot receive a full education. Their view of the world is imbalanced. There can be no true discussion of the issues.
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No state or society can claim to have established human rights once and for all.
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The American experience influenced my understanding of individuality, basic human rights, freedom of expression and the rights and responsibilities of citizens.
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