Ai Weiwei Quotes

“Creativity is part of human nature. It can only be untaught.”

“Art is not an end, but a beginning.”

“Your own acts tell the world who you are and what kind of society you think it should be.”

“Everything is art. Everything is politics.”

“Expressing oneself is like a drug. I’m so addicted to it.”

“Liberty is about our rights to question everything.”

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

“The world is not changing if you don’t shoulder the burden of responsibility.”

“Being an artist is more of a mindset, a way of seeing things; it is no longer so much about producing something.”

“The act of creation is inherently political.”

“Once you’re an artist, you can no longer stop questioning the world.”

“Freedom of speech implies freedom of questioning.”

“Human dignity is the most important value we must protect.”

“History is a heavy burden, but ignoring it is a crime.”

“Art should reveal the truth and question the unquestionable.”

“If my art has any purpose, it is to question everything.”

“Without the freedom to criticize, there is no true praise.”

“The seed of art is in the questioning of the status quo.”

“We must find a way to bring people closer together through communication and understanding.”

“Art always survives the artist, because it becomes part of the collective consciousness.”

“Democracy is about sharing ideas, not about power.”

“What is essential is invisible to the eye, but visible to the heart.”

“Silence is not peace; it is an absence of truth.”

“The digital world is the battlefield for the future of humanity.”

“Art bridges the gaps that politics creates.”

“To be an artist is to live with a questioning spirit.”

“Real change happens in the imagination.”

“Transparency is the best weapon against corruption and lies.”

“If you don’t speak out, you are complicit.”

“Art is a way to resist, to question, and to imagine alternatives.”

“Activism is the rent I pay for living on this planet.”

“An artist must never compromise their integrity.”

“We all have the responsibility to speak out against injustice.”

“The greatest power is in the hands of those who refuse to give up.”

“To forget the past is to repeat it.”

“Art makes the invisible visible.”

“Freedom is a basic human instinct, not a privilege.”

“My work is always to make things visible, things that are invisible.”

“Question everything; that’s the only way to learn and grow.”

“If you silence an artist, you silence society.”

“Art is about possibility, not limitation.”

“We build walls, but art breaks them down.”

“Justice delayed is justice denied.”

“An artist has a responsibility to reflect their times.”

“Through art, we can change perceptions and build a better future.”

“Power corrupts, but art enlightens.”

“We cannot build a future without confronting the past.”

“The human spirit cannot be caged.”

“Every voice matters, and every silence is complicit.”

“Art is the last form of resistance.”

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