Zitate von Ai Weiwei

„Ohne freie Meinungsäußerung gibt es keine moderne Welt, nur die barbarische.“

—  Ai Weiwei

„Ich mache mir nur Sorgen um die deutsche Kultur.“

—  Ai Weiwei

https://www.spiegel.de/kultur/ai-weiwei-ich-mache-mir-sorgen-um-die-deutsche-kultur-a-a51548f6-2248-44f4-8984-3c2b4f282e14

„Aber für mich ist nur wichtig, dass ich meinen eigenen Ideen treu bleibe.“

—  Ai Weiwei

https://www.spiegel.de/kultur/ai-weiwei-ich-mache-mir-sorgen-um-die-deutsche-kultur-a-a51548f6-2248-44f4-8984-3c2b4f282e14

„Ich glaube nicht, dass irgendjemand mich mag. Weil ich zu viele Fragen stelle. Weil ich keine Tabus kenne.“

—  Ai Weiwei

https://www.spiegel.de/kultur/ai-weiwei-ich-mache-mir-sorgen-um-die-deutsche-kultur-a-a51548f6-2248-44f4-8984-3c2b4f282e14

„Meine naive Idee ist, dass die Menschen mein Kunstwerk als Readymade begreifen, als ein existierendes Produkt, über das es sich nachzudenken lohnt. Ich möchte, dass die Leute es in ihr tägliches Leben integrieren.“

—  Ai Weiwei

https://www.spiegel.de/kultur/ai-weiwei-ich-mache-mir-sorgen-um-die-deutsche-kultur-a-a51548f6-2248-44f4-8984-3c2b4f282e14

„If my art has nothing to do with people's pain and sorrow, what is 'art' for?“

—  Ai Weiwei

„To express yourself needs a reason, but expressing yourself is the reason.“

—  Ai Weiwei

2010-

„Without freedom of speech, there is no modern world, just a barbaric one.“

—  Ai Weiwei

2000-09
Variante: Without freedom of speech, there is no modern world, just a barbaric one.

„But every penny they borrowed or made from China has really come as a result of how this nation sacrificed everybody’s rights. With globalization and the Internet, we all know it.“

—  Ai Weiwei

interview in Newsweek, 21 November 2011.
2010-, 2011
Kontext: Today, the West feels very shy about human rights and the political situation. They’re in need of money. But every penny they borrowed or made from China has really come as a result of how this nation sacrificed everybody’s rights. With globalization and the Internet, we all know it. Don’t pretend you don’t know it. The Western politicians—shame on them if they say they’re not responsible for this. It’s getting worse, and it will keep getting worse.

„Citizens should bear the responsibility to act.“

—  Ai Weiwei

2010-

„Anyone fighting for freedom does not want to totally lose their freedom.“

—  Ai Weiwei

2000-09

„We need to get out of the old language.“

—  Ai Weiwei

2000-09, Truth to Power, 2009

„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

2010-, Never Sorry, 2012

„In talking about memory and our history, I think our humanity, especially in China, is cut. Cut, broken, separated. If we have a character from our history and memory, the character is broken, it’s shattered.“

—  Ai Weiwei

2000-09, Escape from Propaganda, 2009

„The 2008 Olympics has created an illusion of China to the public and to the outside world. It is so fantastic, so unreal, that the entire meaning of the games is being distorted.“

—  Ai Weiwei

2000-09, Happiness Can’t Be Faked, 2008

„The Internet is uncontrollable. And if the Internet is uncontrollable, freedom will win. It’s as simple as that.“

—  Ai Weiwei

2010-, China’s Censorship Can Never Defeat the Internet, 2012

„I often think what I’m saying is for the people who never had a chance to be heard.“

—  Ai Weiwei

2000-09, Truth to Power, 2009

„The Olympics are an opportunity to redefine the country, but the message is always wrong.“

—  Ai Weiwei

2000-09, Happiness Can’t Be Faked, 2008

„At midnight they can come into your room and take you away. They can put a black hood on you, take you to a secret place and interrogate you, trying to stop what you’re doing. They threaten people, your family, saying: 'Your children won’t find jobs.“

—  Ai Weiwei

2010-, China’s Censorship Can Never Defeat the Internet, 2012