Ai Weiwei
Ai Weiwei is a Chinese contemporary artist, documentarian, and activist. Ai grew up in the far northwest of China, where he lived under harsh conditions due to his father’s exile. As an activist, he has been openly critical of the Chinese Government’s stance on democracy and human rights. (Ai Weiwei Quotes)
“A poet, he argued, is different from somebody who simply writes poetry. A poet is loyal to his own experience and does not write about things outside his own understanding, whereas somebody who writes poetry simply puts together sentences, whose words he arranges in separate lines. Without fresh colors, without luster, without images, he asked, where is a poem’s artistic life? (Ai Weiwei Quotes)
Ai Weiwei
1000 Years of Joys and Sorrows
“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 – perhaps more importantly – creativity is the power to act.”
Ai Weiwei
“I am everywhere and I am nowhere. That’s the beauty of the Internet Age.”
Ai Weiwei
“Life is art. Art is life. I never separate it.”
Ai Weiwei
“The revolution needed to have enemies. Without them, people would feel a deep unease.”
Ai Weiwei
1000 Years of Joys and Sorrows
“The world is not changing if you don’t shoulder the burden of responsibility.”
Ai Weiwei
“Tolerating the distortion of history is the first step toward tolerating humiliation in real life.”
Ai Weiwei
1000 Years of Joys and Sorrows
“You who are living, live the best life you can/ Don’t count on the earth to preserve memory”
Ai Weiwei
1000 Years of Joys and Sorrows
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