I think art is a very important weapon to achieve human freedom
AI WEIWEI[Therefore] holding a trial outside the court. I think that is fairness, that is justice, that is a civil society. Otherwise call it an evil society because everything is hidden.
More Ai Weiwei Quotes
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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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It also makes humanity much more safe. If we see pureness somewhere as something to be desired, the trouble starts.
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Maybe being powerful means to be fragile.
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People who can’t do that don’t get a sense of responsibility. And if you lack a sense of responsibility, you push the blame onto the system.
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What counts in the end is what the government does.
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Life is art. Art is life. I never separate it.
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Liberty is about the right to question everything.
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I never felt like a Chinese citizen because I was pushed away at a very young age. My father, a writer, was a national enemy of the Communist Party. He was forbidden to write for 20 years.
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There are no outdoor sports as graceful as throwing stones at a dictatorship.
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I spend a lot of time talking to journalists.
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To 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.
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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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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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[Being unique] gives so much privilege to people who can make it, rather than having some moral and aesthetic discussions.
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You have so many museums in the West, and so many shows, you need somebody to show the work, otherwise it’s empty.
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