You start to see the society, how it functions, how it works. Then you have a lot of criticism about how it works.
AI WEIWEII never had secure, belonging feelings with this society [in China].
More Ai Weiwei Quotes
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We should also leave behind discrimination, because it is narrow-minded and ignorant, denies contact and warmth; and corrodes mankind’s belief that we can better ourselves.
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It became like a symbolic thing, to be “an artist.” After Duchamp, I realized that being an artist is more about a lifestyle and attitude than producing some product.
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Once you’ve tasted freedom, it stays in your heart and no one can take it. Then, you can be more powerful than a whole country.
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The purpose of art is the fight for freedom.
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A small act is worth a million thoughts.
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I think Allen [Ginsberg] was a person who’s like a child.
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These are nonviolent people who have lost their freedom simply because they expressed their ideas….In truth, they are heroes of our time.
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Art should live in the heart of the people. Ordinary people should have the same ability to understand art as anybody else. I don’t think art is elite or mysterious.
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We grew up in a very material-lacking socialist society, but today China is a capitalist society. It’s very materialistic. It’s full of desire and luxury goods.
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Life is much more interesting when you make a little bit of effort.
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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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What counts in the end is what the government does.
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I’m an artist who is always looking for what is possible. I’m always looking to extend the boundaries.
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This so-called fame or being better off doesn’t really attract me at all.
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If there is no free speech, every single life has lived in vain
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