I have to respect my life, and free expression is part of my life. I can never really silence myself.
AI WEIWEIA nation that has no music and no fairytales is a tragedy.
More Ai Weiwei Quotes
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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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It became like a symbolic thing, to be “an artist.” After Duchamp, I realized that being an artist is more about a lifestyle and attitude than producing some product.
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It’s very essential values that we all have to protect. But in Chinese society, people are giving up on protecting these values.
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We grew up in a very material-lacking socialist society, but today China is a capitalist society. It’s very materialistic. It’s full of desire and luxury goods.
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The project or a few ideas which are not finished or if there are possible directions and what will lead into another game. It’s always like setting up some kind of game you can continuously play.
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If there’s the right condition, I always want to express the concept or ideas in a very independent way.
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Life is art. Art is life. I never separate it. I don’t feel that much anger. I equally have a lot of joy.
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If you don’t act, the danger becomes stronger.
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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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After I came back [to China], there was still a long period of time when I felt I had nothing to do.
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Nothing is clear-cut. Perhaps I’ll find my way – or get totally lost.
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Censorship is saying: “I’m the one who says the last sentence. Whatever you say, the conclusion is mine.” But the internet is like a tree that is growing.
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I think you can give meaning to any condition; you can be poor or unsuccessful or be so-called successful. But I don’t think that it would give an individual human being a better condition.
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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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My definition of art has always been the same. It is about freedom of expression. I don’t think anybody can separate art from politics. The intention to separate [the two] is itself a very political intention.
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