Everyone wants an iPhone, but it would be impossible to design an iPhone in China because it’s not a product; it’s an understanding of human nature.
AI WEIWEIImagine one day, the hateful world around you collapses. And it is your attitude, words and actions that put an end to it. Will you be excited?
More Ai Weiwei Quotes
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You’re still being looked at as somebody who – it’s a very complicated issue.
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Imagine one day, the hateful world around you collapses. And it is your attitude, words and actions that put an end to it. Will you be excited?
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Now many enterprises are made by individuals, so the attitude has started to change.
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The tragic reality of today is reflected in the true plight of our spiritual existence. We are spineless and cannot stand straight.
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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.
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Everyone of us is a potential convict.
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I’m just bringing them to Kassel to see the art show, and pay their room and board.
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For years, I refused to go to any openings, not even my own.
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I am very much interested in the so-called useless object. I mean, it takes perfect craftsmanship, beautiful material carefully measured and crafted, but at the same time it’s really useless.
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We move so fast that memory is something we can only grasp
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I never think any place is better than others.
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Without freedom of speech, there is no modern world, just a barbaric one.
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In China, we don’t have any contemporary art museums. Until a few years ago, we didn’t even have a gallery.
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I don’t personally feel any association with a kind of culture related to state, or culture related to power, which I think is always disgusting.
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Each year, more people want to become artists.
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