Ai Weiwei Quotes, Matter Quotes, Limits Quotes

It doesn't matter where I am - China will stay in me. I don't know how far I can still walk on this road and what is the limit.

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I have people working together, doing different things: architecture, art installation, photography, publishing, and curatorial works and design.

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Individual; that means he has his own special way to communicate, which creates the form of him. In the information age, this expression and communication has become so different.

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

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I always admire writers. My father was a writer, a poet. I always admire people who can clearly state their mind.

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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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My definition of art has always been the same. It is about freedom of expression. I don’t think anybody can separate art from politics. The intention to separate [the two] is itself a very political intention.

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In a society like this there is no negotiation, no discussion, except to tell you that power can crush you any time they want — not only you, your whole family and all people like you.

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Beijing is constructing a 100,000 m2 modern art museum, yet it will not feature any of my work.

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By participating in the society we live in, we understand our conditions and the way we relate to the world.

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It is not an easy job to govern China, I am aware of that.

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I remember one little rainy day I went searching for this apartment and I saw so many people standing on a stoop on the corner in the rain. Later I realized, that was drug traffic. They were all buying drugs.

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Any design, any city, any kind of craziness or tragedy, it all comes from a long time of preparation.

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Without freedom of speech, there is no modern world, just a barbaric one.

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Twitter is most suitable for me. In the Chinese language, 140 characters is a novella.

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I think art certainly is the vehicle for us to develop any new ideas, to be creative, to extend our imagination, to change the current conditions.

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Any individual can contribute its own belief. And our society or even our government are made by the people. The people would have the final voice, but it requires each individual to act. If we don't act, then the result is very clear. So for too long Americans take liberty as granted. We think we are in the safe hand, the democracy and the liberty, which is not true. And it can be even getting much worse than today.

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This week, the world gathers in Beijing for the 2008 Olympic games. This is the extraordinary moment China has been dreaming of for 100 years. People have been longing for this moment, because it symbolises a turning point in China's relationship with the outside world.

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I spent a lot of time standing on street corners [of New York City] talking to local residents. I spent time in bookstores and galleries. But most of the time, I really did not have much to do.

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I think it's more important to show your work to the public.

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