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A nation that has no music and no fairytales is a tragedy.

Ai Weiwei

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Ai Weiwei
Age: 67
Born: 1957
Born: May 18
Architect
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Human Rights Activist
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I was an illegal alien for many, many years. I couldn't move. If I moved I could not even get a visa back.
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I never had secure, belonging feelings with this society [in China].
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The so-called culture nowadays is only a fake one with a superficial front. It is an empty lie.
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A lot of the time [in the U.S.], I was thinking about how spending time is always questionable or is always the biggest obstacle in my life.
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For years, I refused to go to any openings, not even my own.
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China has not established the rule of law and if there is a power above the law there is no social justice. Everybody can be subjected to harm. I'm just a citizen: my life is equal in value to any other. But I'm thankful that when I lost my freedom so many people shared feelings and put such touching effort into helping me.
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We are living in a popular culture where everything is overexposed.
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The fantasy we had with pearls was always so luxurious and unique with a kind of rareness.
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I don't like China. Even today, I still feel I have no emotional relations with this place.
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Every day I'm learning something new from the practice. It's very rewarding.
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I think it’s a responsibility for any artist to protect freedom of expression and to use any way to extend this power.
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The world is sphere, has no East or West.
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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.
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I don't think China has professional museums - not in the past, present, or near future.
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The rest of the world understands little about China's changes and the possibilities and crises that come with them.
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I don't think there is a distinct change, because in the West I'm not a person who can serve his purpose.
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The purpose of art is the fight for freedom.
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I have people working together, doing different things: architecture, art installation, photography, publishing, and curatorial works and design.
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We move so fast that memory is something we can only grasp
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I can still wake up the next day and feel that there's something that needs to be done, which always amuses me.
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