There are many cases and layers of racist behavior in the US – from police treatment to the issues of education and job opportunities. In America, however, such cases are being discussed publically.
AI WEIWEIThe American experience influenced my understanding of individuality, basic human rights, freedom of expression and the rights and responsibilities of citizens.
More Ai Weiwei Quotes
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I want people to see their own power.
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Life is art. Art is life. I never separate it. I don’t feel that much anger. I equally have a lot of joy.
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We are living in a popular culture where everything is overexposed.
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The freedom of speech is an important yardstick for a society’s level of civilization.
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We should use this public sphere and redefine – beyond China’s borders – what a government is allowed to do, where its powers end and where the realm of a citizen’s privacy begins.
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That’s why the country can’t face up to open competition – unless it resorts to measures like North Korea.
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There isn’t a single Chinese university that can invite me to give a talk. Even though I know there are many students who would like to hear what I have to say.
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For years, I refused to go to any openings, not even my own.
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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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Liberty is about the right to question everything.
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I’m an artist who is always looking for what is possible. I’m always looking to extend the boundaries.
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I have to find a place for my own. I have to search for my own happiness.
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Democracy, material wealth, and universal education are the soil upon which modernism exists.
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[Cultural departments] don’t care about culture. Maybe they’re the furthest from the people who understand culture.
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There are no outdoor sports as graceful as throwing stones at a dictatorship.
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