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The demand for individual freedom leads us to different realms, and it enables us to participate in social events.
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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Human Rights Activist
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Wei-wei Ai
Weiwei Ai
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Freedom of expression is a very essential condition for me to make any art. Also, it is an essential value for my life. I have to protect this right and also to fight for the possibility.
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Your own acts tell the world who you are and what kind of society you think it should be.
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I spent a lot of time standing on street corners [of New York City] talking to local residents. I spent time in bookstores and galleries. But most of the time, I really did not have much to do.
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A lot of the time [in the U.S.], I was thinking about how spending time is always questionable or is always the biggest obstacle in my life.
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The biggest obstacle in interacting with China is the difference in perspectives about basic values. These include issues such as human rights, the concept of law and constitution.
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[Being unique] gives so much privilege to people who can make it, rather than having some moral and aesthetic discussions.
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I think Donald Trump should cool down a little bit. To pay more attention to the history. To really understand what U.S.'s value is about. I think, as a president, those things you always have to ask.
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No matter what happens, nothing can prevent the historical process by which society demands freedom and democracy.
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I don't like China. Even today, I still feel I have no emotional relations with this place.
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New York was not a romantic city at [80th]. Nobody knows who you are and you don't have to care about anybody else. It's a very cold city, I should say.
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My typical day is I wake up and appreciate that I can still wake up.
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[Cultural department] understand nothing but bureaucratic daily affairs. They don't care about culture.
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The purpose of art is the fight for freedom.
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Liberty is about the right to question everything.
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I wouldn’t say I’ve become more radical: I was born radical.
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We have to give our opinion, we have to say something, or we are a part of it. As an artist I am forced to say something.
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I always admire writers. My father was a writer, a poet. I always admire people who can clearly state their mind.
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I'm always interested in people who are not orientated in art circles to become part of it.
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The practice of photography is no longer a means for recording reality. Instead, it has become reality itself
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Art should live in the heart of the people. Ordinary people should have the same ability to understand art as anybody else. I don't think art is elite or mysterious.
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