That’s why the country can’t face up to open competition – unless it resorts to measures like North Korea.
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More Ai Weiwei Quotes
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[Cultural departments] don’t care about culture. Maybe they’re the furthest from the people who understand culture.
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The world is not changing if you don’t shoulder the burden of responsibility.
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So, the politicians and the people who make decisions very often is the one we think can make some difference. But of course they will not make a difference if the citizens or the individuals not push it or not to speak out, to possess a very strong voice about, this is not acceptable.
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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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I think it’s a responsibility for any artist to protect freedom of expression and to use any way to extend this power.
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Self-censorship is insulting to the self. Timidity is a hopeless way forward.
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I always want people to be confused, to be shocked or realize something later.
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Paintings can be painted with the left hand, the right hand, someone else’s hand, or many people’s hands. The scale of production is irrelevant to its content.
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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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When human beings are scared and feel everything is exposed to the government, we will censor ourselves from free thinking. That’s dangerous for human development.
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Today, the general masses in this society are in this political-social condition that really encourages people to become rich and become a star and be unique.
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If I really have nothing to do, I just watch my cats, take some photos, and go back to my personal blog.
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I was an illegal alien for many, many years. I couldn’t move. If I moved I could not even get a visa back.
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The fantasy we had with pearls was always so luxurious and unique with a kind of rareness.
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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.
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