In the end, I think, the state’s rigidity is a function of its own insecurity, its indecisiveness.
AI WEIWEII wouldn’t say I’ve become more radical: I was born radical.
More Ai Weiwei Quotes
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To give a price to an artwork, no matter how high or low, is always absurd. It’s not something that can be measured by money or by certain numbers.
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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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What counts in the end is what the government does.
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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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In China, we don’t have any contemporary art museums. Until a few years ago, we didn’t even have a gallery.
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Dictatorship is a story about death of others who turn out to be you coincidently.
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Otherwise, I think the building can be bigger, larger, and the city can be much more crazy. The problem is the government structure is so deadly stupid, not really solving problems but creating a lot of problems itself every day.
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It is not an easy job to govern China, I am aware of that. There are crises and emergencies all the time, we might not even be aware of some. But I am afraid we’ll have to wait and observe precisely what the government is up to.
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I hope that my work expresses my worldview and encourages people to exchange ideas.
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We grew up in a very material-lacking socialist society, but today China is a capitalist society. It’s very materialistic. It’s full of desire and luxury goods.
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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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If artists cannot speak up for human dignity or rights, then who else will do it?
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I never think any place is better than others.
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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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Creativity is the power to reject the past, to change the status quo, and to seek new potential. Simply put, aside from using one’s imagination – perhaps more importantly – creativity is the power to act.
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