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There are no outdoor sports as graceful as throwing stones at a dictatorship.

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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Social Activist
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Wei-wei Ai
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