I think it’s more important to show your work to the public.
AI WEIWEII wouldn’t say I’ve become more radical: I was born radical.
More Ai Weiwei Quotes
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Everyone of us is a potential convict.
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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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The rest of the world understands little about China’s changes and the possibilities and crises that come with them.
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[Shanghai Biennale] has been my attitude for as long as I’ve been practicing art and other cultural-related activities.
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Technology is a liberation. I think the information age probably is the best thing to happen to the human race in human evolution.
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If human rights are supposed to have any meaning, then they have to be discussed openly.
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I have to find a place for my own. I have to search for my own happiness.
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I think art is a very important weapon to achieve human freedom
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Overturning police cars is a super-intense workout. It’s probably the only sport I enjoy.
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I have people working together, doing different things: architecture, art installation, photography, publishing, and curatorial works and design.
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Nationality started as something natural, but we should not be restrained by the old politics that make up these clear lines. It should have its own way of evolving. In some places, it will evolve slower and in others, faster.
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My definition of art has always been the same. It is about freedom of expression, a new way of communication. It is never about exhibiting in museums or about hanging it on the wall. Art should live in the heart of the people.
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You start to see the society, how it functions, how it works. Then you have a lot of criticism about how it works.
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Now you have the equal opportunity to equip yourself through information and knowledge and express yourself as an independent mind.
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Life is art. Art is life. I never separate it.
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