Settlement with his adopted home Germany: The world-famous artist Ai Weiwei has lived in Berlin since 2015. But he can no longer stand the behavior of the Germans.
- The Chinese dissident and artists Ai Weiwei settles with Germany.
- The 62-year-old has lived in the exile in Berlin. Now he lives in England.
- He did not get warm with the mentality of the Germans.
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Ai Weiwei does the accounting for Germans: He has authority like the Chinese
Berlin – Tough verdict from the famous Chinese Exiled artist Ai Weiwei. Although the regime critic lives in Berlin after being forced to leave China, he becomes with the German not warm. In China, he most recently lived in state-controlled house arrest for months.
In the British newspaper Guardian
the 62-year-old now settled with his adopted home. The Germans are rude, intolerant and xenophobic. What is more: there is an authoritarian way of thinking in the country as well as an attitude like in the 1930s.
He compares life in Germany with that in the People’s Republic of China: “I don’t like states and cultures that are so authoritative (…). People like the comfort of being suppressed. The same can be seen in China. As soon as you get used to it, this situation can be very pleasant. ”
Ai Weiwei: Germany is still a Nazi country – not a good place for foreigners
Ai Weiwei thinks that German society is still fascist. “fascism means putting an ideology above others and declaring that ideology pure by devaluing other ways of thinking. That is Nazism. And this Nazism exists in everyday German life today. ”
Germany is not a good place for foreigners, complains the world-famous artist. As an example, he related to that Guardianthat his 10-year-old son had been threatened by a shopkeeper. It is not the first time that Ai Weiwei scolds the Germans. Already in one World interview in August 2019 he complained about the climate in the country. Germany judged at the time that Germany was not an open society. He flew out of taxis three times in Berlin. One time because he was on the phone with his mother, another time because he only rolled down the window.
In an interview with the Chinese, the Chinese now emphasizes that the Germans were “very rude in everyday situations” Guardian, “They don’t like strangers at all.” This aversion is deeply rooted.
Selfie by Ai Weiwei with Alice Weidel (AfD) appears in a new light
At this point it is again criticized on the net that Ai Weiwei 2018 for a Selfie with top AfD politician Alice Weidel posed. His criticism of German xenophobia would be contradictory. Weidel proudly posted the photo on her Twitter profile. Ai Weiwei later defended the selfie with Weidel against dpa: “Although their views are completely opposite to mine, nobody has the right to judge them personally. I do not believe that conflicting political views or values should be an obstacle to communication. I’m fighting to break down these limits. “
#AiWeiwei is in the capital !!!! I almost didn’t dare to ask him for a selfie 😉 pic.twitter.com/UxOSWeDhc2
– Alice Weidel (@Alice_Weidel) April 18, 2018
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Ai Weiwei moves to friendlier Great Britain: “There is no such courtesy in Germany.”
Due to the German xenophobia, he is now after with his son Cambridge drawn. Given the Brexits he has no illusions that the British are particularly tolerant. But the island people offer a clear advantage: “The British are at least polite. There is no such politeness in Germany. “
However, he would initially keep his studio in Berlin.
Archive video: Ai Weiwei demands more humanity towards refugees
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