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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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Peking
Wei-wei Ai
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I don't personally feel any association with a kind of culture related to state, or culture related to power, which I think is always disgusting.
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I grew up in a desert, which has no kind of imagination.
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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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The United States is a melting pot. Like John F. Kennedy said, it's a nation of immigrants. But Donald Trump wants to build a fence that clearly makes the statement: You and I are divided. We're different, and you're dangerous. That kind of thinking stops human, civilized evolution. It's dangerous to create that kind of tension.
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It is not an easy job to govern China, I am aware of that. There are crises and emergencies all the time, we might not even be aware of some. But I am afraid we'll have to wait and observe precisely what the government is up to.
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You see so many people doing quite nice and respectful work, but nobody like Warhol. Warhol is outstanding. I think he has a value that is far from fully understood. He's very special for younger generations.
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I also doubt a man can give really clear reasons for anything.
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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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Creativity is the power to act.
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Many people are going to use [Beijing National Stadium], which makes it more meaningful. If we don't design it, somebody else has to design it.
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For years, I refused to go to any openings, not even my own.
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China is at a different stage of development, human rights are violated here much more often. And still, we see improvements even here.
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I never really read Allen Ginsberg poetry, even though I have a book he gave me.
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I always admire writers. My father was a writer, a poet. I always admire people who can clearly state their mind.
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I don't think [price] reflects if the work is good or bad.A good artist shouldn't be nervous about that.
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As a human being, member of society, you must clearly state your mind. It's a responsibility. It is the way you identify yourself otherwise you don't know who you are and why you are here.
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To express yourself needs a reason, but expressing yourself is the reason.
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I never think any place is better than others.
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If human rights are supposed to have any meaning, then they have to be discussed openly.
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China and the U.S. are two societies with very different attitudes towards opinion and criticism. In China, I am constantly under surveillance. Even my slightest, most innocuous move can - and often is - censored by Chinese authorities.
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