ai weiwei—cointelpro
weiwei-isms. a pocket book of quotes on harasseurs from the writings and interviews given by chinese artist ai weiwei.
"house arrest, travel restrictions, surveillance, stopping phone service, cutting the internet connection. what we can still do is greet the crazy motherland once again."
"i think restrictions are an essential condition in the fight for freedom of expression. it's also a source for any kind of creativity."
"they know too many things they should not know and they do not know some things they need to know."
"only with the internet can a peasant i have never met hear my voice and i can learn what's on his mind. a fairy tale has come true."
"i don't know about five years from now. i have no plans for that. maybe i'll be forgotten by then."
"it's hard to recover. you become not so innocent. you become, in a way, more sophisticated, which i think you shouldn't. we should all have more simple happiness .... you become bitter."
weiwei-isms, ai weiwei. edited by larry warsh.
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