In my case, I was stuck there for quite a while. New York is large enough to be a very abstract city, so nobody cares.
AI WEIWEITo give a price to an artwork, no matter how high or low, is always absurd. It’s not something that can be measured by money or by certain numbers.
More Ai Weiwei Quotes
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A nation that has no music and no fairytales is a tragedy.
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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 spend a lot of time talking to journalists.
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As a person, I was born to give out my opinions. By giving out my opinions, I realize who I am.
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Today, we jump into this globalization of the economy and the internet age.
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To experience poetry is to see over and above reality. It is to discover that which is beyond the physical, to experience another life and another level of feeling.
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I always want to design a frame that’s open to everyone. I don’t see art as a secret code.
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My typical day is I wake up and appreciate that I can still wake up.
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Creativity is part of human nature. It can only be untaught.
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I believe [the architecture firm] Herzog and de Meuron and our collaboration made the product the best it could be.
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I have to find a place for my own. I have to search for my own happiness.
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I don’t think there is a distinct change, because in the West I’m not a person who can serve his purpose.
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The only way to avoid misunderstanding, war and bloodshed is to defend freedom of expression and to communicate with sincerity, concern and good intentions.
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I don’t think China should care if this crazy old guy should have a show here or not.
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If civil society has nobody who protects the law, then what kind of society is that?
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