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Life is art. Art is life. I never separate it.

Ai Weiwei

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Ai Weiwei
Age: 67
Born: 1957
Born: May 18
Architect
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Contemporary Artist
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Film Director
Human Rights Activist
Painter
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Peking
Wei-wei Ai
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Ai Wei Wei
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