All Ai Weiwei Quotes
- Everything is art. Everything is politics. Art
- Widespread state control over art and culture has left no room for freedom of expression in the country. For more than 60 years, anyone with… Ambiguity
- I think art is a very important weapon to achieve human freedom Achieve
- Liberty is about the right to question everything. Funny
- As a human being, member of society, you must clearly state your mind. It's a responsibility. It is the way you identify yourself otherwise you… Clearly
- These are nonviolent people who have lost their freedom simply because they expressed their ideas.... In truth, they are heroes of our time. Expressed
- The media is the message. It carries the full intention and the meaning. Once you change it...it's very disturbing. Carries
- You can never know what is and what is not powerful, but you can always find out what the powerful people are scared of. A… Always Find
- The misconception of totalitarianism is that freedom can be imprisoned. This is not the case. When you constrain freedom, freedom will take flight and land… Case
- The purpose of art is the fight for freedom, Art
- A historical property has morals and ethics of the society that created it and it can be revived. What I mean is that we can… Created
- Art needs to stand for something. Art
- 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… Act
- Dont retreat. Retweet! Dont
- I think it's more important to show your work to the public. Importance
- Democracy, material wealth, and universal education are the soil upon which modernism exists. Democracy
- I will never leave China, unless I am forced to. Because China is mine. I will not leave something that belongs to me in the… Belongs
- Politics is like air and water. And you know if there is bad politics. Everyone is polluted. Everyone is unhealthy. See the people walking on… Act
- My work is always a ready-made... cultural, political, or social, and also it could be art - to make people re-look at what we have… Art
- Mass production is nothing new. Weren't cathedrals built through mass production? The pyramids?... Paintings can be painted with the left hand, the right hand, someone… Built
- I always want people to be confused, to be shocked or realize something later. Always Want
- I'm a free man now, except I cannot leave China. You know, I have no desire to travel. I have so many things to do;… Cannot Finish
- In a society that restricts individual freedoms and violates human rights, anything that calls itself creative or independent is a pretence. It is impossible for… Calls
- Stupidity can win for a moment, but it can never really succeed because the nature of humans is to seek freedom. Rulers can delay that… Cannot Stop
- Life is much more interesting when you make a little bit of effort. Bit