I don’t want the next generation to fight the same fight as I did.
AI WEIWEIAs 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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In this kind of dictatorship, in this kind of totalitarian society, it is easy to make deals that you cannot make in a democratic society.
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I never regret anything.
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I’m doing quite a few things now. In one day, I will go to Kassel, Germany, for a documentary project I’ve been preparing for half a year.
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[Cultural department] understand nothing but bureaucratic daily affairs. They don’t care about culture.
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[Therefore] holding a trial outside the court. I think that is fairness, that is justice, that is a civil society. Otherwise call it an evil society because everything is hidden.
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I deal with students every day – from China, Germany, the United States, Hong Kong and Taiwan. And I’ve noticed that the Chinese students are the least trained in having a sense of aesthetics.
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I don’t think China has professional museums – not in the past, present, or near future.
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I was an illegal alien for many, many years. I couldn’t move. If I moved I could not even get a visa back.
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I think the government regrets having Sina Weibo, but they cannot shut it down. That would definitely be suicidal.
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During the days in detention, I thought most about the moon.
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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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The museums used to be exhibition halls for government propaganda, and now every city wants to build a museum.
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I loved New York — every inch of it. It was a little bit scary at that time, but still, the excitement was so strong — visually and intellectually. It was like a monster.
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Chinese government is very clearly losing power in every aspect, but trying to fix up all the problems or potential problems.
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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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