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Twitter is most suitable for me. In the Chinese language, 140 characters is a novella.
Ai Weiwei
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Ai Weiwei
Age: 67
Born: 1957
Born: May 18
Architect
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Contemporary Artist
Designer
Film Director
Human Rights Activist
Painter
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Peking
Wei-wei Ai
Weiwei Ai
Ai Wei Wei
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China has not established the rule of law and if there is a power above the law there is no social justice. Everybody can be subjected to harm. I'm just a citizen: my life is equal in value to any other. But I'm thankful that when I lost my freedom so many people shared feelings and put such touching effort into helping me.
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Twitter is the people’s tool, the tool of the ordinary people, people who have no other resources.
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Your own acts tell the world who you are and what kind of society you think it should be.
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If I really have nothing to do, I just watch my cats, take some photos, and go back to my personal blog.
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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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Selling high or low doesn't mean anything. It has to do purely with the market.
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If civil society has nobody who protects the law, then what kind of society is that?
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I always want people to be confused, to be shocked or realize something later.
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I think it’s a responsibility for any artist to protect freedom of expression and to use any way to extend this power.
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If it's possible, I will have some noodles in the morning and start talking to people, start to think about a few things in my head - the project or a few ideas which are not finished or if there are possible directions and what will lead into another game. It's always like setting up some kind of game you can continuously play.
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I'm totally independent. I don't bear any responsibility to any system.
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China restricts the society's freedom of speech. The Communist Party imposes these limits because it lacks confidence towards the future and has no ideals. Nowadays, China is experiencing the detrimental effects of such decisions. Its citizens have no creativity.
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Overturning police cars is a super-intense workout. It’s probably the only sport I enjoy.
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Even if there have been setbacks during these past years, China is changing. China's society is opening.
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A nation that has no music and no fairytales is a tragedy.
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I will never leave China, unless I am forced to. Because China is mine. I will not leave something that belongs to me in the hands of people I do not trust.
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