[Museums] all belongs to the cultural department, which is the biggest cultural department in the world.
AI WEIWEIThe whole Chinese system – not just the political leadership, the military too, the whole power structure, our education system, the whole of society – is suffering from being cut off from the free flow of information.
More Ai Weiwei Quotes
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Without freedom of speech, there is no modern world, just a barbaric one.
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My angst and my insecurity reflect the state’s angst and insecurity. The state is scared too.
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Liberty is about the right to question everything.
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Liberty is about our rights to question everything.
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If you don’t act, the danger becomes stronger.
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These are nonviolent people who have lost their freedom simply because they expressed their ideas….In truth, they are heroes of our time.
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It is not an easy job to govern China, I am aware of that.
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The Internet changes the structure of society all the time — this massiveness made of individuals.
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Dictatorship is a story about death of others who turn out to be you coincidently.
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The practice of photography is no longer a means for recording reality. Instead, it has become reality itself
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You know about the fantasies related to the classics, but there is no real discussion about today’s life and no discussion of the real conditions – which is really sickening.
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If it’s possible, I will have some noodles in the morning and start talking to people, start to think about a few things in my head.
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Behind every political deal in this country, the first casualties are always the ordinary people, who are barely treated as human.
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Mass production is nothing new. Weren’t cathedrals built through mass production? The pyramids?
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These folks are creative and ironic, and the government can ultimately not control what is going on in their heads.
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