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If you don’t act, the danger becomes stronger.

Ai Weiwei

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Ai Weiwei
Age: 67
Born: 1957
Born: May 18
Architect
Consultant
Contemporary Artist
Designer
Film Director
Human Rights Activist
Painter
Photographer
Sculptor
Social Activist
Peking
Wei-wei Ai
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I don't believe in a sense of home.
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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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If there is no freedom of expression, then the beauty of life is lost. Participation in a society is not an artistic choice, it’s a human need.
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This is a very general understanding of art in China, that being an artist can make you money and turn you into a star.
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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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Expressing oneself is like a drug. I'm so addicted to it.
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A nation that has no music and no fairytales is a tragedy.
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Art is always about overcoming obstacles between the inner condition and the skill for expression.
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There is no media freedom in China. As a result, the society is corrupt and lacks productivity. It is unable to adjust itself for progress. This will lead to the country's eventual downfall.
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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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Life is much more interesting when you make a little bit of effort.
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The IT people who have made such an effort to know and understand computer technology. They are frustrated that you cannot use Facebook, Twitter and YouTube in China. They are the first to recognize that the situation is terrible.
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Censorship is saying: I'm the one who says the last sentence. Whatever you say, the conclusion is mine. But the internet is like a tree that is growing. The people will always have the last word – even if someone has a very weak, quiet voice. Such power will collapse because of a whisper.
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In my case, I was stuck there for quite a while. New York is large enough to be a very abstract city, so nobody cares.
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Technology is a liberation. I think the information age probably is the best thing to happen to the human race in human evolution. Now you have the equal opportunity to equip yourself through information and knowledge and express yourself as an independent mind.
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...photographs are facts, but not necessarily true... The present always surpasses the past, and the future will not care about today.
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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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As a total activity - I practice curating, art, architecture, writing, and publishing all together. I still act as a living creature.
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You see so many people doing quite nice and respectful work, but nobody like Warhol. Warhol is outstanding. I think he has a value that is far from fully understood. He's very special for younger generations.
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The practice of photography is no longer a means for recording reality. Instead, it has become reality itself
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