Had I to create a name for these times, I’d say it is the age of craziness
AI WEIWEII wouldn’t say I’ve become more radical: I was born radical.
More Ai Weiwei Quotes
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The so-called culture nowadays is only a fake one with a superficial front. It is an empty lie.
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Ordinary people should have the same ability to understand art as anybody else. I don’t think art is elite or mysterious. I don’t think anybody can separate art from politics.
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I think Donald Trump should cool down a little bit. To pay more attention to the history. To really understand what U.S.’s value is about. I think, as a president, those things you always have to ask.
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I don’t believe in a sense of home.
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Society becomes very destructive.
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Today, we jump into this globalization of the economy and the internet age.
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Through my work and ways of expression, I strive to engage in dialogue with the society that I am living in.
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Even if I have hundreds of things to do, the disconnected feeling is still there because it is very hard to find a real purpose of life.
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It is to wonder about the world, to understand the nature of people and, most importantly, to be shared with another, old or young, known or unknown.
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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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Overturning police cars is a super-intense workout. It’s probably the only sport I enjoy.
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You have so many museums in the West, and so many shows, you need somebody to show the work, otherwise it’s empty.
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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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I think optimism is whether you are still exhilarated by life, whether you are curious, whether you still believe there is possibility.
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I will bring 1,001 Chinese to participate as my artwork there – any Chinese who is a Chinese passport holder and over eighteen years old could apply through my blog.
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