![Ai Weiwei Quote - Somehow, we [ Tan Dun and director Chen Kaige] were all privileged at the time; we could be outside of China. But at the moment, we had no sense of what the future was going to be like.](https://minimalistquotes.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/somehow-we-tan-dun-and-director-chen-kaige-were-al-683x1024.jpg)
Somehow, we [ Tan Dun and director Chen Kaige] were all privileged at the time; we could be outside of China. But at the moment, we had no sense of what the future was going to be like.
AI WEIWEI
If artists cannot speak up for human dignity or rights, then who else will do it?
![Ai Weiwei Quote - A lot of the time [in the U.S.], I was thinking about how spending time is always questionable or is always the biggest obstacle in my life.](https://minimalistquotes.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/a-lot-of-the-time-in-the-u-s-i-was-thinking-about--683x1024.jpg)
![Ai Weiwei Quote - I never had secure, belonging feelings with this society [in China].](https://minimalistquotes.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/i-never-had-secure-belonging-feelings-with-this-so-683x1024.jpg)
![Ai Weiwei Quote - Maybe [success] is because I’m in China and I’m more open. Maybe it’s my independent behavior, or because I participated in certain projects. I have no idea.](https://minimalistquotes.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/maybe-success-is-because-im-in-china-and-im-more-o-683x1024.jpg)
![Ai Weiwei Quote - [Shanghai Biennale] has been my attitude for as long as I’ve been practicing art and other cultural-related activities.](https://minimalistquotes.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/shanghai-biennale-has-been-my-attitude-for-as-long-683x1024.jpg)
