Ai Weiwei Quotes, Mean Quotes, Historical Quotes

A historical property has morals and ethics of the society that created it and it can be revived. What I mean is that we can discover new possibilities from the process of dismantling, transforming, and recreating.

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You need a purpose to express yourself, but that expression is its own purpose.

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I think everybody deserves freedom. Freedom is such an abstract word, but it's all we need.

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Anyone fighting for freedom does not want to totally lose their freedom.

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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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Stupidity can win for a moment, but it can never really succeed because the nature of humans is to seek freedom. Rulers can delay that freedom, but they cannot stop it.

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I think optimism is whether you are still exhilarated by life, whether you are curious, whether you still believe there is possibility.

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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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Mass production is nothing new. Weren't cathedrals built through mass production? The pyramids?... Paintings can be painted with the left hand, the right hand, someone else's hand, or many people's hands. The scale of production is irrelevant to its content.

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My musician friends are banned from playing concerts in China because they share the same views as I do. My name cannot appear on the web, because my opinion is different from the Party.

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The whole Chinese system - not just the political leadership, the military too, the whole power structure, our education system, the whole of society - is suffering from being cut off from the free flow of information. That's why the country can't face up to open competition - unless it resorts to measures like North Korea.

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China spends a lot of resources and effort on gaining soft power over culture. The hope is that it can be the last lifeline for the Party's survival. Obviously, the idea will fail.

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The motivation is really to say people can find the game of getting involved interesting and find the problem and really have the passion and the enthusiasm to solve it and move forward, but that's all I know.

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You're still being looked at as somebody who - it's a very complicated issue.

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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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Many people are going to use [Beijing National Stadium], which makes it more meaningful. If we don't design it, somebody else has to design it.

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Cities really are mental conditions. Beijing is a nightmare. A constant nightmare.

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Overturning police cars is a super-intense workout. It’s probably the only sport I enjoy.

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Liberty is about the right to question everything.

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My definition of art has always been the same. It is about freedom of expression, a new way of communication. It is never about exhibiting in museums or about hanging it on the wall. Art should live in the heart of the people. 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. The intention to separate art from politics is itself a very political intention.

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