The 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.
AI WEIWEIChina is at a different stage of development, human rights are violated here much more often. And still, we see improvements even here.
More Ai Weiwei Quotes
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That’s why I always question this sense. The feeling of home really requires a lot of trust. It requires you to identify with it, which I always find myself very contradictory to.
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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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Now you have the equal opportunity to equip yourself through information and knowledge and express yourself as an independent mind.
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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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If there’s the right condition, I always want to express the concept or ideas in a very independent way.
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I think of art as coming from daily life, daily experience. I think it’s very important not to have it become work for some kind of elite circle.
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A nation that has no music and no fairytales is a tragedy.
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I don’t think China should care if this crazy old guy should have a show here or not.
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Life is never guaranteed to be safe, so we better use it while we are still in good condition.
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We move so fast that memory is something we can only grasp
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A clear understanding of such differences will help the rest of the world understand China and all that is happening to the nation.
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Chinese government is very clearly losing power in every aspect, but trying to fix up all the problems or potential problems.
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[Being unique] gives so much privilege to people who can make it, rather than having some moral and aesthetic discussions.
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For those actors and directors who produce films which are always about the old kingdom or about heroes.
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I don’t believe in a sense of home.
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