Nothing is clear-cut. Perhaps I’ll find my way – or get totally lost.
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 my stance and my way of life is my most important art.
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A nation that has no music and no fairytales is a tragedy.
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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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It is not an easy job to govern China, I am aware of that. There are crises and emergencies all the time, we might not even be aware of some. But I am afraid we’ll have to wait and observe precisely what the government is up to.
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He will still mean danger. Modern technology requires calm. You shouldn’t trust anyone with a car who has no knowledge about vehicles or roads.
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The tragic reality of today is reflected in the true plight of our spiritual existence. We are spineless and cannot stand straight.
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Any individual can contribute its own belief. And our society or even our government are made by the people. The people would have the final voice, but it requires each individual to act. If we don’t act, then the result is very clear.
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The [China] government has improved in the last years. Of course, the structure is still the same; there’s still a one-party system and strong censorship.
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I have always stated I designed the stadium as a toilet seat.
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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 loved New York — every inch of it. It was a little bit scary at that time, but still, the excitement was so strong — visually and intellectually. It was like a monster.
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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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I don’t think China has professional museums – not in the past, present, or near future.
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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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They see how dramatic U.S. has to be put this kind of shame on its own – cannot handle the situation. Or show such a difficulty with this liberal ideas. Men or women created equal. And to defend those very essential ideas.
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