“If there's the right condition, I always want to express the concept or ideas in a very independent way.” Quote by Ai Weiwei
“If you just turn to your paper or television each day, there are thousands of stories that are much more shocking than the gallery artworks.” IfsStoriesTurnsTelevisionPaperEach DayShockingGalleryArtwork Author:Ai Weiwei
“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.” ThinkingArtTwoDifferentUseRealityJudgmentStandardsDouble Standard Author:Ai Weiwei
“I don't think my father had a direct influence on me, but I do think, more or less, I was influenced by his independent individualism. And the kind of condition he had when he was in this society - the kind of mistreatment society gave him.” ThinkingKindFatherInfluenceConditionsDirectIndependentIndividualismThis SocietyMistreatment Author:Ai Weiwei
“When I first got into the first-year study after the Cultural Revolution, got into the same school with this group, I wasn't conscious of the so-called "Fifth Generation." I didn't like that kind of study condition because there's no real, true education there.” YearsFirstsKindRealSchoolStudyGenerationsGroupsConditionsRevolutionConsciousFifthTrue EducationReal True Author:Ai Weiwei
“It's really rubbish that some kind of "technical" learning means you will be a better person because you know this skill better.” KnowsKindMeanPersonsSkillsBetter PersonRubbishBeing A Better Person Author:Ai Weiwei
“People have a tendency to become elite rather than to care about the general conditions of the society, which makes me sick. It's an unbearable condition.” PeopleCareConditionsSickTendenciesElitesUnbearable Author:Ai Weiwei
“Today, the general masses in this society are in this political-social condition that really encourages people to become rich and become a star and be unique.” PeopleTodayPoliticalSocialStarsRichConditionsMassUniqueThis SocietyBecome RichSocial Conditions Author:Ai Weiwei
“[Being unique] gives so much privilege to people who can make it, rather than having some moral and aesthetic discussions.” PeopleGivingMoralUniquePrivilegeDiscussionAestheticBeing Unique Author:Ai Weiwei
“For those actors and directors who produce films which are always about the old kingdom or about heroes, you know about the fantasies related to the classics, but there is no real discussion about today's life and no discussion of the real conditions - which is really sickening. They've become part of a conspiracy, collaborators of the crime, which is lying to the general public and trying to hide the kind of criminal acts happening in many cases.” KnowsTryingKindRealTodayFilmLyingActorsCasesFantasyConditionsCrimeProduceHeroDirectorsHappeningsCriminalsKingdomsDiscussionRelatedConspiracyCollaboratorsGeneral Public Author:Ai Weiwei
