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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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Artists are the worst [people]. They are selfish, self-centred they don't care what happens.
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I don't think there is a distinct change, because in the West I'm not a person who can serve his purpose.
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Life is art. Art is life. I never separate it. I don’t feel that much anger. I equally have a lot of joy.
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Whenever there is injustice, there is tension. But in China it is very hard to release your anger unless you burn yourself or you jump from a bridge. In a society where there is no freedom of the press, it is difficult for victims to be noticed.
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I'm a free man now, except I cannot leave China. You know, I have no desire to travel. I have so many things to do I cannot finish them now.
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I think everybody deserves freedom. Freedom is such an abstract word, but it's all we need.
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I also doubt a man can give really clear reasons for anything.
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It's always nice to share your energy with young people, the people who might not have any skills but are simply willing to be a part of it.
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The world is sphere, has no East or West.
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Warhol influenced me because of his writing. If I had never read his writings and interviews, I would never have understood his work.
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I don’t want the next generation to fight the same fight as I did.
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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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I am everywhere and I am nowhere. That's the beauty of the Internet Age.
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