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Ai Weiwei
Age: 67
Born: 1957
Born: May 18
Architect
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Society becomes very destructive.
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If people are being abused or even killed during an arrest, this is highly disturbing.
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I don't think my father had a direct influence on me, but I do think, more or less, I was influenced by his independent individualism. And the kind of condition he had when he was in this society - the kind of mistreatment society gave him.
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Self-censorship is insulting to the self. Timidity is a hopeless way forward.
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I always want people to be confused, to be shocked or realize something later.
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A nation that has no music and no fairytales is a tragedy.
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I curated this show [Shanghai Biennale ], I was by no means trying to shock people or be controversial.
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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.
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In the '80s, you couldn't walk in the neighborhood without looking back to see if anyone was following you. You had your key in your hand before you got to your apartment and you'd rush in so you didn't have to stop.
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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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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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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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I never think any place is better than others.
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I think Allen [Ginsberg] was a person who's like a child.
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I remember one little rainy day I went searching for this apartment and I saw so many people standing on a stoop on the corner in the rain. Later I realized, that was drug traffic. They were all buying drugs.
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To the media, I have become a symbolic figure, critical of China. According to the government, I am a dangerous threat.
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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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I hope that my work expresses my worldview and encourages people to exchange ideas.
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China partially wants to become part of the world. By hosting the Olympics and the Expo, they made a big effort to tell people: Look, we are the same. They want to be accepted by the international community.
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I lived there [ in New York City] as an artist, but never as a Chinese artist.
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