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Ai Weiwei
Age: 67
Born: 1957
Born: May 18
Architect
Consultant
Contemporary Artist
Designer
Film Director
Human Rights Activist
Painter
Photographer
Sculptor
Social Activist
Peking
Wei-wei Ai
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Otherwise, I think the building can be bigger, larger, and the city can be much more crazy. The problem is the government structure is so deadly stupid, not really solving problems but creating a lot of problems itself every day.
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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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Stupidity can win for a moment, but it can never really succeed because the nature of humans is to seek freedom. Rulers can delay that freedom, but they cannot stop it.
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I came back [to Beijing ] because that's the only time I had an excuse to come back, or otherwise I would never have a reason to come back.
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My definition of art has always been the same. It is about freedom of expression, a new way of communication. It is never about exhibiting in museums or about hanging it on the wall.
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Selling high or low doesn't mean anything. It has to do purely with the market.
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I don't belong to a working system. They only select people if you belong to one so you can be controlled.
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Beijing is constructing a 100,000 m2 modern art museum, yet it will not feature any of my work.
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I wouldn’t say I’ve become more radical: I was born radical.
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The Internet has established a public sphere and developed a pressure which the government can no longer ignore.
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Chinese government is very clearly losing power in every aspect, but trying to fix up all the problems or potential problems.
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I think Allen [Ginsberg] was a person who's like a child.
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I have always stated I designed the stadium as a toilet seat. I don't care if this is a great cultural event or a national symbol. It has nothing to do with me. It deals with the city.
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If you just turn to your paper or television each day, there are thousands of stories that are much more shocking than the gallery artworks.
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My definition of art has always been the same. It is about freedom of expression. I don’t think anybody can separate art from politics. The intention to separate [the two] is itself a very political intention.
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Cities really are mental conditions. Beijing is a nightmare. A constant nightmare.
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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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Every day I'm learning something new from the practice. It's very rewarding.
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I'm totally independent. I don't bear any responsibility to any system.
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The IT people who have made such an effort to know and understand computer technology. They are frustrated that you cannot use Facebook, Twitter and YouTube in China. They are the first to recognize that the situation is terrible.
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