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.
AI WEIWEII don’t think there is a distinct change, because in the West I’m not a person who can serve his purpose.
More Ai Weiwei Quotes
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I think art certainly is the vehicle for us to develop any new ideas, to be creative, to extend our imagination, to change the current conditions.
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There isn’t a single Chinese university that can invite me to give a talk. Even though I know there are many students who would like to hear what I have to say.
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Self-censorship is insulting to the self. Timidity is a hopeless way forward.
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I call on people to be ‘obsessed citizens,’ forever questioning and asking for accountability. That’s the only chance we have today of a healthy and happy life.
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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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It’s just a way you have to set up some kind of activities to follow your instincts or your curiosities.
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This so-called fame or being better off doesn’t really attract me at all.
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It’s like the mountains, the ocean and the rivers. It has its own geological forms. Societies cannot be flat. But during change, human rights, human dignity and free speech have to be protected. Otherwise, we’ll be going backward.
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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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The rest of the world understands little about China’s changes and the possibilities and crises that come with them.
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A society is healthy only when it allows its members to discuss their thoughts openly. This is also the only way that a society can gather consensus, let everyone express his or her wish, and foster creativity.
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Nothing is clear-cut. Perhaps I’ll find my way – or get totally lost.
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The art always wins. Anything can happen to me, but the art will stay.
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I don’t belong to a working system. They only select people if you belong to one so you can be controlled.
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A historical property has morals and ethics of the society that created it and it can be revived. What I mean is that we can discover new possibilities from the process of dismantling, transforming, and recreating.
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