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If my art has nothing to do with people's pain and sorrow, what is 'art' for?
Ai Weiwei
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Ai Weiwei
Age: 67
Born: 1957
Born: May 18
Architect
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Contemporary Artist
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Human Rights Activist
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Peking
Wei-wei Ai
Weiwei Ai
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Warhol came from an ordinary family and he had a profound understanding about capitalism and material culture. He was probably one of the few Western artists - or artists from the United States - that could be considered a true product of his time and brought out that kind of spirit of the culture.
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For me, it is OK as long as I can breathe, as long as my heart is pumping, as long as I can express myself.
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I don't belong to a working system. They only select people if you belong to one so you can be controlled.
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China spends a lot of resources and effort on gaining soft power over culture. The hope is that it can be the last lifeline for the Party's survival. Obviously, the idea will fail.
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Democracy, material wealth, and universal education are the soil upon which modernism exists.
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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 people who control culture in China have no culture.
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I'm most embarrassed at my art shows, even though I don't show it.
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I don't think China has professional museums - not in the past, present, or near future.
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