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My work is always a ready-made... cultural, political, or social, and also it could be art - to make people re-look at what we have done, its original position, to create new possibilities.

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Ai Weiwei
Age: 67
Born: 1957
Born: May 18
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I don't think China should care if this crazy old guy should have a show here or not. You have so many museums in the West, and so many shows, you need somebody to show the work, otherwise it's empty.
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Liberty is about our rights to question everything.
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Civilization has evolved toward more acceptance, understanding and tolerance of global thinking. If we accept differences, our creativity booms. It makes life much more colorful. It also makes humanity much more safe. If we see pureness somewhere as something to be desired, the trouble starts.
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I think my stance and my way of life is my most important art.
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I suddenly realized I was getting ten opening notes a day on my mobile phone, more than when I was in New York. But this is China, where nothing is surprising.
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The people who control culture in China have no culture.
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You need a purpose to express yourself, but that expression is its own purpose.
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The demand for individual freedom leads us to different realms, and it enables us to participate in social events.
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Historically, China is not a nation of sportsmen. We traditionally put more emphasis on being close to nature than pushing endlessly to excel. A philosophy that values tranquil contemplation of the landscape cannot easily be adapted to the Olympic slogan of 'higher, stronger, faster.'
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I don’t want the next generation to fight the same fight as I did.
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To experience poetry is to see over and above reality. It is to discover that which is beyond the physical, to experience another life and another level of feeling. It is to wonder about the world, to understand the nature of people and, most importantly, to be shared with another, old or young, known or unknown.
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My childhood was quite extreme. Sometimes I was so weak I could not stand up. But now I am so strong. Life is unpredictable
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I always want to design a frame that’s open to everyone. I don’t see art as a secret code.
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Choices after waking up: To be true or to lie? To take action or be brainwashed? To be free or be jailed?
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The [China] government has improved in the last years. Of course, the structure is still the same there's still a one-party system and strong censorship.
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The world is sphere, has no East or West.
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A society is healthy only when it allows its members to discuss their thoughts openly. This is also the only way that a society can gather consensus, let everyone express his or her wish, and foster creativity.
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I never saw [Allen Ginsberg] as some kind of crazy figure.
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...photographs are facts, but not necessarily true... The present always surpasses the past, and the future will not care about today.
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Today, the general masses in this society are in this political-social condition that really encourages people to become rich and become a star and be unique.
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