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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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I never had a sense of home.
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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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