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Ai Weiwei Quotes

I think of art as coming from daily life, daily experience. I think it’s very important not to have it become work for some kind of elite circle Picture Quote #1

If civil society has nobody who protects the law, then what kind of society is that? Picture Quote #1

China restricts the society’s freedom of speech. The Communist Party imposes these limits because it lacks confidence towards the future and has no ideals. Nowadays, China is experiencing the detrimental effects of such decisions. Its citizens have no creativity Picture Quote #1

The IT people who have made such an effort to know and understand computer technology. They are frustrated that you cannot use Facebook, Twitter and YouTube in China. They are the first to recognize that the situation is terrible Picture Quote #1

China and the U.S. are two societies with very different attitudes towards opinion and criticism. In China, I am constantly under surveillance. Even my slightest, most innocuous move can - and often is - censored by Chinese authorities Picture Quote #1

In China, we don’t have any contemporary art museums. Until a few years ago, we didn’t even have a gallery Picture Quote #1

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Once you’ve tasted freedom, it stays in your heart and no one can take it. Then, you can be more powerful than a whole country Picture Quote #1

Since the global economic crisis began, the change in global attitudes is clear to see - and I think it is pitiful. Barack Obama came to China and he is probably the only president of the United States never to mention the words ‘human rights’ in public Picture Quote #1

In my life, I often make so-called major decisions by very quick, immediate responses Picture Quote #1

China is at a different stage of development, human rights are violated here much more often. And still, we see improvements even here Picture Quote #1

When human beings are scared and feel everything is exposed to the government, we will censor ourselves from free thinking. That’s dangerous for human development Picture Quote #1

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 Picture Quote #1

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The whole attitude of society has become much more open and realistic. They realize that the only way to make a more democratic and free society is to let different opinions come out Picture Quote #1

I think we cannot have a double standard. We cannot see our art as different from the reality. We cannot use two different sets of judgment Picture Quote #1

So maybe there are three parts in my life - earlier background living in exile in Xinjiang in a very political circumstance, then later the United States from 24 to 36 years old. I was quite equipped with liberal thinking. Then the Internet. If there is no Internet, of course, I cannot really exercise my opinion or my ideas Picture Quote #1

Today, we jump into this globalization of the economy and the internet age Picture Quote #1

I saw [Allen Ginsberg] more as an old man who liked poetry and who had a lot of physical and emotional problems. We liked our time together Picture Quote #1

I hope that my work expresses my worldview and encourages people to exchange ideas Picture Quote #1

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This nation is notorious for its ability to make or fake anything cheaply. ‘Made-in-China’ goods now fill homes around the world. But our giant country has a small problem. We can’t manufacture the happiness of our people Picture Quote #1

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 Picture Quote #1

Anyone fighting for freedom does not want to totally lose their freedom Picture Quote #1

The Olympic Games are highly commercialised. They purport to follow the traditions of an ancient athletics competition, but today it is the commercial aspect that is most apparent. I have seen how, through sport, cities and corporations compete against each other for financial gain Picture Quote #1

I think it’s a responsibility for any artist to protect freedom of expression and to use any way to extend this power Picture Quote #1

Without freedom of speech there is no modern world, just a barbaric one Picture Quote #1

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The freedom of speech is an important yardstick for a society’s level of civilization Picture Quote #1

Freedom of speech implies the world isn’t defined. It is meaningful when people are allowed to see the world their way Picture Quote #1

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 Picture Quote #1

The [China] government has improved in the last years. Of course, the structure is still the same; there’s still a one-party system and strong censorship Picture Quote #1

I think it’s more important to show your work to the public Picture Quote #1

Democracy, material wealth, and universal education are the soil upon which modernism exists Picture Quote #1

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I think of art as coming from daily life, daily experience. I think it’s very important not to have it become work for some kind of elite circle. (Ai Weiwei Quotes) If civil society has nobody who protects the law, then what kind of society is that? (Ai Weiwei Quotes) China restricts the society’s freedom of speech. The Communist Party imposes these limits because it lacks confidence towards the future and has no ideals. Nowadays, China is experiencing the detrimental effects of such decisions. Its citizens have no creativity. (Ai Weiwei Quotes) The IT people who have made such an effort to know and understand computer technology. They are frustrated that you cannot use Facebook, Twitter and YouTube in China. They are the first to recognize that the situation is terrible. (Ai Weiwei Quotes) China and the U.S. are two societies with very different attitudes towards opinion and criticism. In China, I am constantly under surveillance. Even my slightest, most innocuous move can - and often is - censored by Chinese authorities. (Ai Weiwei Quotes) In China, we don’t have any contemporary art museums. Until a few years ago, we didn’t even have a gallery. (Ai Weiwei Quotes) Once you’ve tasted freedom, it stays in your heart and no one can take it. Then, you can be more powerful than a whole country. (Ai Weiwei Quotes) Since the global economic crisis began, the change in global attitudes is clear to see - and I think it is pitiful. Barack Obama came to China and he is probably the only president of the United States never to mention the words ‘human rights’ in public. (Ai Weiwei Quotes) In my life, I often make so-called major decisions by very quick, immediate responses (Ai Weiwei Quotes) China is at a different stage of development, human rights are violated here much more often. And still, we see improvements even here. (Ai Weiwei Quotes) When human beings are scared and feel everything is exposed to the government, we will censor ourselves from free thinking. That’s dangerous for human development. (Ai Weiwei Quotes) 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. (Ai Weiwei Quotes) The whole attitude of society has become much more open and realistic. They realize that the only way to make a more democratic and free society is to let different opinions come out. (Ai Weiwei Quotes) I think we cannot have a double standard. We cannot see our art as different from the reality. We cannot use two different sets of judgment. (Ai Weiwei Quotes) So maybe there are three parts in my life - earlier background living in exile in Xinjiang in a very political circumstance, then later the United States from 24 to 36 years old. I was quite equipped with liberal thinking. Then the Internet. If there is no Internet, of course, I cannot really exercise my opinion or my ideas. (Ai Weiwei Quotes) Today, we jump into this globalization of the economy and the internet age (Ai Weiwei Quotes) I saw [Allen Ginsberg] more as an old man who liked poetry and who had a lot of physical and emotional problems. We liked our time together. (Ai Weiwei Quotes) I hope that my work expresses my worldview and encourages people to exchange ideas (Ai Weiwei Quotes) This nation is notorious for its ability to make or fake anything cheaply. ‘Made-in-China’ goods now fill homes around the world. But our giant country has a small problem. We can’t manufacture the happiness of our people. (Ai Weiwei Quotes) 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. (Ai Weiwei Quotes) Anyone fighting for freedom does not want to totally lose their freedom (Ai Weiwei Quotes) The Olympic Games are highly commercialised. They purport to follow the traditions of an ancient athletics competition, but today it is the commercial aspect that is most apparent. I have seen how, through sport, cities and corporations compete against each other for financial gain. (Ai Weiwei Quotes) I think it’s a responsibility for any artist to protect freedom of expression and to use any way to extend this power. (Ai Weiwei Quotes) Without freedom of speech there is no modern world, just a barbaric one (Ai Weiwei Quotes) The freedom of speech is an important yardstick for a society’s level of civilization (Ai Weiwei Quotes) Freedom of speech implies the world isn’t defined. It is meaningful when people are allowed to see the world their way. (Ai Weiwei Quotes) 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. (Ai Weiwei Quotes) The [China] government has improved in the last years. Of course, the structure is still the same; there’s still a one-party system and strong censorship. (Ai Weiwei Quotes) I think it’s more important to show your work to the public (Ai Weiwei Quotes) Democracy, material wealth, and universal education are the soil upon which modernism exists (Ai Weiwei Quotes)

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