I'm always interested in people who are not orientated in art circles to become part of it.
Ai WeiweiIt became like a symbolic thing, to be โan artist.โ After Duchamp, I realized that being an artist is more about a lifestyle and attitude than producing some product.
Ai WeiweiYou can never know what is and what is not powerful, but you can always find out what the powerful people are scared of. A state like China looks so powerful, but they are so scared of the Internet, so the Internet is more powerful than them.
Ai WeiweiIt's always the rich and there's plenty to waste, yet still China has a lot of people living in very spare, poor conditions.
Ai WeiweiThrough my work and ways of expression, I strive to engage in dialogue with the society that I am living in.
Ai WeiweiCensorship is saying: "I'm the one who says the last sentence. Whatever you say, the conclusion is mine." But the internet is like a tree that is growing. The people will always have the last word โ even if someone has a very weak, quiet voice. Such power will collapse because of a whisper.
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