If human rights are supposed to have any meaning, then they have to be discussed openly.
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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A nation like China has become one of the biggest production fields for exporting cheap labor, which also re-questions our history and past, re-questions human desire, and the human illusions of the past.
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I have always stated I designed the stadium as a toilet seat.
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Each year, more people want to become artists.
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In the end, I think, the state’s rigidity is a function of its own insecurity, its indecisiveness.
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My angst and my insecurity reflect the state’s angst and insecurity. The state is scared too.
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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 art. Art is life. I never separate it.
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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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The Internet is uncontrollable. And if the Internet is uncontrollable, freedom will win. It’s as simple as that.
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The Internet is the best thing that ever happened to China. It turns us into individuals and also enables us to share our perceptions and feelings. It creates a culture of individualism and exchange even though the real society doesn’t promote it.
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Everyone thinks the Chinese government selected me. Never ever. I was selected by Herzog and de Meuron.
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The only way to avoid misunderstanding, war and bloodshed is to defend freedom of expression and to communicate with sincerity, concern and good intentions.
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Freedom of expression is a very essential condition for me to make any art. Also, it is an essential value for my life. I have to protect this right and also to fight for the possibility.
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In my life, I often make so-called major decisions by very quick, immediate responses.
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I call on people to be ‘obsessed citizens,’ forever questioning and asking for accountability. That’s the only chance we have today of a healthy and happy life.
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