How to become a really modern society when today we are so – as a human being, we feel so powerful. We have high technology and a superb way of controlling our life. And at the same time, in many ways we are so primitive.
AI WEIWEIIt’s like the mountains, the ocean and the rivers. It has its own geological forms. Societies cannot be flat. But during change, human rights, human dignity and free speech have to be protected. Otherwise, we’ll be going backward.
More Ai Weiwei Quotes
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I think everybody deserves freedom. Freedom is such an abstract word, but it’s all we need.
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What is important is that we actively express our thoughts and wishes, in every realm that we can access.
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A nation that has no music and no fairytales is a tragedy.
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Had I to create a name for these times, I’d say it is the age of craziness
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The so-called culture nowadays is only a fake one with a superficial front. It is an empty lie.
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Everything is art. Everything is politics.
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I hope that my work expresses my worldview and encourages people to exchange ideas.
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I was in the most restricted prison in China, the most tough. The design of the prison is modeled for internal crimes of the Communist party, so it’s like a mafia family’s law. It’s independent to the law this nation openly applies.
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If there is no freedom of expression, then the beauty of life is lost. Participation in a society is not an artistic choice, it’s a human need.
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I think my stance and my way of life is my most important art.
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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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Hopefully, other successes aren’t like me. It carries much more meaning to other people; my success story is irrelevant. It doesn’t make any sense.
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Self-censorship is insulting to the self. Timidity is a hopeless way forward.
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You know about the fantasies related to the classics, but there is no real discussion about today’s life and no discussion of the real conditions – which is really sickening.
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I think China is laughing about the results of the presidential elections. China, Russia, they all laugh about it.
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