Ai Weiwei Quotes, Responsibility Quotes, Artist Quotes

I think it’s a responsibility for any artist to protect freedom of expression and to use any way to extend this power.

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Creativity is the power to act.

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In my life, I often make so-called major decisions by very quick, immediate responses.

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We are living in a popular culture where everything is overexposed.

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If it's possible, I will have some noodles in the morning and start talking to people, start to think about a few things in my head - 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 hope that my work expresses my worldview and encourages people to exchange ideas.

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Democracy, material wealth, and universal education are the soil upon which modernism exists.

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What is important is that we actively express our thoughts and wishes, in every realm that we can access.

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People have a tendency to become elite rather than to care about the general conditions of the society, which makes me sick. It's an unbearable condition.

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I believe [the architecture firm] Herzog and de Meuron and our collaboration made the product the best it could be.

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There's no single artwork I even want to mention or that I can even really think about it to have any feeling, to be proud of it.

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If a society cannot even support somebody like me, then people ask: Who is under protection then? That's why there is such support for me. It is not because I am so beautiful or I am so charming. People feel: This guy is fighting for us.

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There is no media freedom in China. As a result, the society is corrupt and lacks productivity. It is unable to adjust itself for progress. This will lead to the country's eventual downfall.

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I suddenly realized I was getting ten opening notes a day on my mobile phone, more than when I was in New York. But this is China, where nothing is surprising.

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We have to give our opinion, we have to say something, or we are a part of it. As an artist I am forced to say something.

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Freedom of speech implies the world isn’t defined. It is meaningful when people are allowed to see the world their way.

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The world is sphere, has no East or West.

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I don’t want the next generation to fight the same fight as I did.

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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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I think my stance and my way of life is my most important art.

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