The tragic reality of today is reflected in the true plight of our spiritual existence. We are spineless and cannot stand straight.
AI WEIWEIMy definition of art has always been the same. It is about freedom of expression, a new way of communication. It is never about exhibiting in museums or about hanging it on the wall.
More Ai Weiwei Quotes
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Now I’ve come to such a mixed culture: America, Europe, South America, Africa. And the politics are changing everywhere all the time and becoming even more unpredictable.
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A small act is worth a million thoughts.
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New York has given me a lot, but I still don’t consider it home.
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Mass production is nothing new. Weren’t cathedrals built through mass production? The pyramids?
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Nowadays, China is experiencing the detrimental effects of such decisions. Its citizens have no creativity.
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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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I never really read Allen Ginsberg poetry, even though I have a book he gave me.
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We move so fast that memory is something we can only grasp
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I don’t believe in a sense of home.
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[Shanghai Biennale] has been my attitude for as long as I’ve been practicing art and other cultural-related activities.
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As a human being, member of society, you must clearly state your mind. It’s a responsibility. It is the way you identify yourself otherwise you don’t know who you are and why you are here.
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I think of art as coming from daily life, daily experience. I think it’s very important not to have it become work for some kind of elite circle.
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We have to give our opinion, we have to say something, or we are a part of it. As an artist I am forced to say something.
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There’s no single artwork I even want to mention or that I can even really think about it to have any feeling, to be proud of it.
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China restricts the society’s freedom of speech. The Communist Party imposes these limits because it lacks confidence towards the future and has no ideals.
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