I have to find a place for my own. I have to search for my own happiness.
AI WEIWEIFor years, I refused to go to any openings, not even my own.
More Ai Weiwei Quotes
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The Internet is the best thing that ever happened to China. It turns us into individuals and also enables us to share our perceptions and feelings. It creates a culture of individualism and exchange even though the real society doesn’t promote it.
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The fantasy we had with pearls was always so luxurious and unique with a kind of rareness.
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Choices after waking up: To be true or to lie? To take action or be brainwashed? To be free or be jailed?
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This so-called fame or being better off doesn’t really attract me at all.
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I hope that my work expresses my worldview and encourages people to exchange ideas.
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Society becomes very destructive.
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I’m just bringing them to Kassel to see the art show, and pay their room and board.
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Freedom of expression is a very essential condition for me to make any art. Also, it is an essential value for my life. I have to protect this right and also to fight for the possibility.
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To express yourself needs a reason, but expressing yourself is the reason.
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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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If civil society has nobody who protects the law, then what kind of society is that?
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Liberty is about our rights to question everything.
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My typical day is I wake up and appreciate that I can still wake up.
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Every day I’m learning something new from the practice. It’s very rewarding.
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If people are being abused or even killed during an arrest, this is highly disturbing.
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