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Everyone of us is a potential convict.

Ai Weiwei

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Ai Weiwei
Age: 67
Born: 1957
Born: May 18
Architect
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Art should live in the heart of the people. Ordinary people should have the same ability to understand art as anybody else. I don't think art is elite or mysterious.
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I think by not letting young people be fully informed, how can they have energy and passion and the right picture of the world? I think that's the true crime.
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I'm most embarrassed at my art shows, even though I don't show it.
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I think my stance and my way of life is my most important art.
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China seems unpredictable because it has a distinct culture and social system. It is still a mystery to other parts of the world, even though the veil of China has been lifted many times as a result of globalization.
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I think you can give meaning to any condition you can be poor or unsuccessful or be so-called successful. But I don't think that it would give an individual human being a better condition.
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When human beings are scared and feel everything is exposed to the government, we will censor ourselves from free thinking. That's dangerous for human development.
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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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All the auction houses care about is the selling of luxury goods.
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It doesn't matter where I am - China will stay in me. I don't know how far I can still walk on this road and what is the limit.
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The American experience influenced my understanding of individuality, basic human rights, freedom of expression and the rights and responsibilities of citizens.
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Individual that means he has his own special way to communicate, which creates the form of him. In the information age, this expression and communication has become so different.
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My musician friends are banned from playing concerts in China because they share the same views as I do. My name cannot appear on the web, because my opinion is different from the Party.
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Everyone thinks the Chinese government selected me. Never ever. I was selected by Herzog and de Meuron.
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It became like a symbolic thing, to be “an artist.” After Duchamp, I realized that being an artist is more about a lifestyle and attitude than producing some product.
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Selling high or low doesn't mean anything. It has to do purely with the market.
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I never had secure, belonging feelings with this society [in China].
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My understanding of Chinese history is limited. So far, I have only scratched its surface I wish I could find out more.
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The world is not changing if you don’t shoulder the burden of responsibility.
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I always want to design a frame that’s open to everyone. I don’t see art as a secret code.
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