Ai Weiwei Quotes, Art Quotes, Joy Quotes

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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Once I was in New York, I completely had no interest for a long time in what happened in China because I had been through so much. Seeing my father's life struggle and so many whole generations lose their potential or possibility in their lives. Just being pushed into this political struggle and the damage done not only to their lives but their relatives.

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I have always stated I designed the stadium as a toilet seat. I don't care if this is a great cultural event or a national symbol. It has nothing to do with me. It deals with the city.

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Even though everybody who looked at me would call me a Chinese artist, that's the 1980s. New York in the '80s was not so interesting. I think it's quite narrow-minded. There wasn't much encouragement or opportunities for any artist - not just Chinese artists.

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Being an artist is more of a mindset, a way of seeing things; it is no longer so much about producing something.

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I'm not nostalgic about the old city. I don't enjoy it that much. It was just a city with one emperor and the rest of them just rats or meaningless people.

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I often feel more disgust than pride about this kind of success. So there's no regret whatsoever.

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I was in the most restricted prison in China, the most tough. The design of the prison is modeled for internal crimes of the Communist party, so it's like a mafia family's law. It's independent to the law this nation openly applies. It's the place they take you before they give you over to the judicial system. You stay there for a year or two and they make you really suffer to confess everything.

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China hasn't only existed for one day. Now, the whole nation has become richer and it's become a problem. The problem is universal. The factor is big. Everybody has to rethink the balance of the world and the whole landscape.

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Selling high or low doesn't mean anything. It has to do purely with the market.

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In an environment without public platform nor protection, the individual is the most powerful and most responsible.

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I never had secure, belonging feelings with this society [in China].

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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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Everyone thinks the Chinese government selected me. Never ever. I was selected by Herzog and de Meuron.

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All the auction houses care about is the selling of luxury goods.

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Life is art. Art is life. I never separate it.

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Maybe being powerful means to be fragile.

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I have to respect my life, and free expression is part of my life. I can never really silence myself.

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Creativity is the power to reject the past, to change the status quo, and to seek new potential. Simply put, aside from using one's imagination - perhaps more importantly - creativity is the power to act.

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