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Every day I'm learning something new from the practice. It's very rewarding.
Ai Weiwei
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Ai Weiwei
Age: 67
Born: 1957
Born: May 18
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Wei-wei Ai
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Modern Chinese culture is weak and lackluster.
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I don't think I was very structured in that society and I don't really believe in personal success, which most Americans believe in.
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I'm totally independent. I don't bear any responsibility to any system.
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My angst and my insecurity reflect the state's angst and insecurity. The state is scared too.
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That's why I always question this sense. The feeling of home really requires a lot of trust. It requires you to identify with it, which I always find myself very contradictory to.
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I'm not a writer, but today I think you have to be everything. As an artist you have an obligation to let people know what is on your mind and why you're doing this.
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Liberty is about the right to question everything.
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