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Everything is art. Everything is politics.

Ai Weiwei

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Ai Weiwei
Age: 67
Born: 1957
Born: May 18
Architect
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Human Rights Activist
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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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The whole Chinese system - not just the political leadership, the military too, the whole power structure, our education system, the whole of society - is suffering from being cut off from the free flow of information. That's why the country can't face up to open competition - unless it resorts to measures like North Korea.
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If Shakespeare were alive today, he might be writing on Twitter.
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My musician friends are banned from playing concerts in China because they share the same views as I do. My name cannot appear on the web, because my opinion is different from the Party.
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You're still being looked at as somebody who - it's a very complicated issue.
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It became like a symbolic thing, to be “an artist.” After Duchamp, I realized that being an artist is more about a lifestyle and attitude than producing some product.
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I don't believe in a sense of home.
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If there's the right condition, I always want to express the concept or ideas in a very independent way.
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I often feel more disgust than pride about this kind of success. So there's no regret whatsoever.
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Growing up, my family was an enemy of the state. I have experienced more disappointment than joy, much more sad stories or desperate conditions.
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No state or society can claim to have established human rights once and for all.
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Everyone wants an iPhone, but it would be impossible to design an iPhone in China because it's not a product it's an understanding of human nature.
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You need a purpose to express yourself, but that expression is its own purpose.
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Life is never guaranteed to be safe, so we better use it while we are still in good condition.
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I'm totally independent. I don't bear any responsibility to any system.
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When I first got into the first-year study after the Cultural Revolution, got into the same school with this group, I wasn't conscious of the so-called Fifth Generation. I didn't like that kind of study condition because there's no real, true education there.
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In China, we don't have any contemporary art museums. Until a few years ago, we didn't even have a gallery.
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Any design, any city, any kind of craziness or tragedy, it all comes from a long time of preparation.
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My typical day is I wake up and appreciate that I can still wake up.
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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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