I’m totally independent. I don’t bear any responsibility to any system.
AI WEIWEIAs a total activity – I practice curating, art, architecture, writing, and publishing all together. I still act as a living creature.
More Ai Weiwei Quotes
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The freedom of speech is an important yardstick for a society’s level of civilization.
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Man has a tendency to try to give clear reasons to be rational, but often you can see how all those reasons are not convincing and turn out to be a big nonsense.
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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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I think to deal with the situation like human crisis, 65 million people being displaced, lost their home, and with such human tragedy, has to make every level of society to be conscious and to be alert about the situation.
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I never really read Allen Ginsberg poetry, even though I have a book he gave me.
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As a person, I was born to give out my opinions. By giving out my opinions, I realize who I am.
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For me, it is OK as long as I can breathe, as long as my heart is pumping, as long as I can express myself.
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Self-censorship is insulting to the self. Timidity is a hopeless way forward.
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This is a very general understanding of art in China, that being an artist can make you money and turn you into a star.
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I spent a lot of time standing on street corners [of New York City] talking to local residents. I spent time in bookstores and galleries. But most of the time, I really did not have much to do.
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I’m an artist who is always looking for what is possible. I’m always looking to extend the boundaries.
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It is not an easy job to govern China, I am aware of that.
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I think Allen [Ginsberg] was a person who’s like a child.
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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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Today, the general masses in this society are in this political-social condition that really encourages people to become rich and become a star and be unique.
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