A state like China looks so powerful, but they are so scared of the Internet, so the Internet is more powerful than them.
AI WEIWEIIf there is no freedom of expression, then the beauty of life is lost. Participation in a society is not an artistic choice, it’s a human need.
More Ai Weiwei Quotes
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I don’t want the next generation to fight the same fight as I did.
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[Cultural department] understand nothing but bureaucratic daily affairs. They don’t care about culture.
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Creativity is part of human nature. It can only be untaught.
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Hopefully, other successes aren’t like me. It carries much more meaning to other people; my success story is irrelevant. It doesn’t make any sense.
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China didn’t want to lose the cutting edge of technology. So the idea of having a Sina Weibo was an attempt to compete with Twitter. However, it has no soul – which is freedom of expression. Nevertheless,
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Imagine one day, the hateful world around you collapses. And it is your attitude, words and actions that put an end to it. Will you be excited?
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What counts in the end is what the government does.
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I don’t think [price] reflects if the work is good or bad.A good artist shouldn’t be nervous about that.
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They’ve become part of a conspiracy, collaborators of the crime, which is lying to the general public and trying to hide the kind of criminal acts happening in many cases.
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I am everywhere and I am nowhere. That’s the beauty of the Internet Age.
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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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Society becomes very destructive.
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Now many enterprises are made by individuals, so the attitude has started to change.
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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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Destroy or build. Crazy or noncrazy. I’m not nostalgic about the old city. I don’t enjoy it that much.
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