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Ai Weiwei
Age: 67
Born: 1957
Born: May 18
Architect
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If people are being abused or even killed during an arrest, this is highly disturbing.
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Even though everybody who looked at me would call me a Chinese artist, that's the 1980s. New York in the '80s was not so interesting. I think it's quite narrow-minded. There wasn't much encouragement or opportunities for any artist - not just Chinese artists.
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Now many enterprises are made by individuals, so the attitude has started to change.
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In my case, I was stuck there for quite a while. New York is large enough to be a very abstract city, so nobody cares.
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The rest of the world understands little about China's changes and the possibilities and crises that come with them.
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If I look at it, I would laugh. I don't know how I became successful.
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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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So-called Chinese art and culture is under control of the Party. They exist to serve the official agenda. I call it fake art and culture.
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Once you've tasted freedom, it stays in your heart and no one can take it. Then, you can be more powerful than a whole country.
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You need a purpose to express yourself, but that expression is its own purpose.
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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 fantasy we had with pearls was always so luxurious and unique with a kind of rareness.
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All movies in China are censored. Out of 600 movies produced in China, only 60 are allowed to show in theatres.
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I think Allen [Ginsberg] was a person who's like a child.
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[Museums] all belongs to the cultural department, which is the biggest cultural department in the world.
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China didn't want to lose the cutting edge of technology. So the idea of having a Sina Weibo was an attempt to compete with Twitter. However, it has no soul - which is freedom of expression. Nevertheless, I think the government regrets having Sina Weibo, but they cannot shut it down. That would definitely be suicidal.
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