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Through my work and ways of expression, I strive to engage in dialogue with the society that I am living in.
Ai Weiwei
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Ai Weiwei
Age: 67
Born: 1957
Born: May 18
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Once you've tasted freedom, it stays in your heart and no one can take it. Then, you can be more powerful than a whole country.
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In China, we don't have any contemporary art museums. Until a few years ago, we didn't even have a gallery.
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In my case, I was stuck there for quite a while. New York is large enough to be a very abstract city, so nobody cares.
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Everyone thinks the Chinese government selected me. Never ever. I was selected by Herzog and de Meuron.
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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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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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Each year, more people want to become artists.
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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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If a society cannot even support somebody like me, then people ask: Who is under protection then? That's why there is such support for me. It is not because I am so beautiful or I am so charming. People feel: This guy is fighting for us.
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Chinese citizens have never had the right to really express their opinions in the constitution it says you can, but in the real world it is more dangerous. In the west people think it's a right they're born with. Here it's a right given by the government, and one that's not really practised.
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I wouldn’t say I’ve become more radical: I was born radical.
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The world is sphere, has no East or West.
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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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The United States is a melting pot. Like John F. Kennedy said, it's a nation of immigrants. But Donald Trump wants to build a fence that clearly makes the statement: You and I are divided. We're different, and you're dangerous. That kind of thinking stops human, civilized evolution. It's dangerous to create that kind of tension.
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I think I'm just a traveler. When you walk across a river and there's no bridge, you build one. I'm used to having to deal with Chinese Communist ideology - it's not really an ideology, but a method of control. But China's problems are not just China's problems - they're human problems. Humanity has always worked better when you see it as one.
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We live in changing times, and many people experience the challenges that come with it. In the face of uncertain futures, no one will know what to expect.
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China is an old nation with a colourful history. Its booming economy has triggered an appetite and a curiosity around the world for its art and culture, one that continues to grow. I can, however, tell people that it is a show with no actor.
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This so-called fame or being better off doesn't really attract me at all.
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