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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
Weiwei Ai
Ai Wei Wei
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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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The relationship between the Chinese government and me is like a Cold War.
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No matter what happens, nothing can prevent the historical process by which society demands freedom and democracy.
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The Internet changes the structure of society all the time — this massiveness made of individuals.
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It's really rubbish that some kind of technical learning means you will be a better person because you know this skill better.
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I don't believe in a sense of home.
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[Being unique] gives so much privilege to people who can make it, rather than having some moral and aesthetic discussions.
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If people are being abused or even killed during an arrest, this is highly disturbing.
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Man has a tendency to try to give clear reasons to be rational, but often you can see how all those reasons are not convincing and turn out to be a big nonsense.
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Dont retreat. Retweet!
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Democracy, material wealth, and universal education are the soil upon which modernism exists.
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It [success] is really by mistake.
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I never had a sense of home.
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The tragic reality of today is reflected in the true plight of our spiritual existence. We are spineless and cannot stand straight.
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I always want people to be confused, to be shocked or realize something later.
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I also doubt a man can give really clear reasons for anything.
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China hasn't only existed for one day. Now, the whole nation has become richer and it's become a problem. The problem is universal. The factor is big. Everybody has to rethink the balance of the world and the whole landscape.
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By participating in the society we live in, we understand our conditions and the way we relate to the world.
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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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I grew up in a desert, which has no kind of imagination.
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