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All movies in China are censored. Out of 600 movies produced in China, only 60 are allowed to show in theatres.

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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
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The relationship between the Chinese government and me is like a Cold War.
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Mass production is nothing new. Weren't cathedrals built through mass production? The pyramids?... Paintings can be painted with the left hand, the right hand, someone else's hand, or many people's hands. The scale of production is irrelevant to its content.
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The art always wins. Anything can happen to me, but the art will stay.
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The American experience influenced my understanding of individuality, basic human rights, freedom of expression and the rights and responsibilities of citizens.
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The fantasy we had with pearls was always so luxurious and unique with a kind of rareness.
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Had I to create a name for these times, I’d say it is the age of craziness
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This so-called fame or being better off doesn't really attract me at all.
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I think the pearls - one is a necklace, and another you have five hundred pounds of pearls, which may be one million pearls in a bowl - really show a kind of [society] condition.
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The world is not changing if you don’t shoulder the burden of responsibility.
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