Dictatorship is a story about death of others who turn out to be you coincidently.
AI WEIWEIIf I really have nothing to do, I just watch my cats, take some photos, and go back to my personal blog.
More Ai Weiwei Quotes
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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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In my life, I often make so-called major decisions by very quick, immediate responses.
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Life is much more interesting when you make a little bit of effort.
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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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Nationality and borders are barriers to our intelligence, to our imagination and to all kinds of possibilities.
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When you have strict censorship of the internet, young students cannot receive a full education. Their view of the world is imbalanced. There can be no true discussion of the issues.
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It’s not really an ideology, but a method of control. But China’s problems are not just China’s problems – they’re human problems. Humanity has always worked better when you see it as one.
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[Cultural department] understand nothing but bureaucratic daily affairs. They don’t care about culture.
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If we all say the same thing, then I think the government has to listen. But because no one is saying it, I become singled out, even though what I’m saying is common sense.
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[Therefore] holding a trial outside the court. I think that is fairness, that is justice, that is a civil society. Otherwise call it an evil society because everything is hidden.
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At the moment about 350,000 students return to China from abroad each year – 350,000 young and educated people. I know about them because they know me and often ask me in the street if they can take a selfie with me.
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Self-censorship is insulting to the self. Timidity is a hopeless way forward.
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Of course, people will call you an old artist or young artist, which is just a character of you.
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It’s really rubbish that some kind of “technical” learning means you will be a better person because you know this skill better.
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After I came back [to China], there was still a long period of time when I felt I had nothing to do.
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Your own acts tell the world who you are and what kind of society you think it should be.
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I am everywhere and I am nowhere. That’s the beauty of the Internet Age.
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I want people to see their own power.
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Imagine one day, the hateful world around you collapses. And it is your attitude, words and actions that put an end to it. Will you be excited?
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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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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.
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Every day I’m learning something new from the practice. It’s very rewarding.
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Just look at the statistics: Each university has tens of thousands of applications for students who want to be in art school, but they can only accept a few hundred.
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Ordinary people should have the same ability to understand art as anybody else. I don’t think art is elite or mysterious. I don’t think anybody can separate art from politics.
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I don’t want the next generation to fight the same fight as I did.
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If artists cannot speak up for human dignity or rights, then who else will do it?
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