Censorship is saying: “I’m the one who says the last sentence. Whatever you say, the conclusion is mine.” But the internet is like a tree that is growing.
AI WEIWEIOtherwise, I think the building can be bigger, larger, and the city can be much more crazy. The problem is the government structure is so deadly stupid, not really solving problems but creating a lot of problems itself every day.
More Ai Weiwei Quotes
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I think it’s more important to show your work to the public.
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A few thousand are to be built in the next few years, all using taxpayer money. But there is no system, no research, no content, no good programs, no good managers.
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Creativity is the power to reject the past, to change the status quo, and to seek new potential. Simply put, aside from using one’s imagination – perhaps more importantly – creativity is the power to act.
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The media is the message. It carries the full intention and the meaning. Once you change it…it’s very disturbing.
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The project or a few ideas which are not finished or if there are possible directions and what will lead into another game. It’s always like setting up some kind of game you can continuously play.
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I’m doing quite a few things now. In one day, I will go to Kassel, Germany, for a documentary project I’ve been preparing for half a year.
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During the days in detention, I thought most about the moon.
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In this kind of dictatorship, in this kind of totalitarian society, it is easy to make deals that you cannot make in a democratic society.
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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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You need a purpose to express yourself, but that expression is its own purpose.
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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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I never regret anything.
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I curated this show [Shanghai Biennale ], I was by no means trying to shock people or be controversial.
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I always want to design a frame that’s open to everyone. I don’t see art as a secret code.
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Say what you say plainly, and then take responsibility for it.
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