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I spend a lot of time talking to journalists.

Ai Weiwei

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Ai Weiwei
Age: 67
Born: 1957
Born: May 18
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I think we cannot have a double standard. We cannot see our art as different from the reality. We cannot use two different sets of judgment.
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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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My situation gives me certain ideas about beauty or the excitement of life, but that doesn't mean other people can necessarily appreciate it.
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This so-called contemporary art is not a form, but a philosophy of society.
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I don't think China should care if this crazy old guy should have a show here or not. You have so many museums in the West, and so many shows, you need somebody to show the work, otherwise it's empty.
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This week, the world gathers in Beijing for the 2008 Olympic games. This is the extraordinary moment China has been dreaming of for 100 years. People have been longing for this moment, because it symbolises a turning point in China's relationship with the outside world.
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There are no outdoor sports as graceful as throwing stones at a dictatorship.
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By participating in the society we live in, we understand our conditions and the way we relate to the world.
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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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I don’t want the next generation to fight the same fight as I did.
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That's why I always question this sense. The feeling of home really requires a lot of trust. It requires you to identify with it, which I always find myself very contradictory to.
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We grew up in a very material-lacking socialist society, but today China is a capitalist society. It's very materialistic. It's full of desire and luxury goods.
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It's really rubbish that some kind of technical learning means you will be a better person because you know this skill better.
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I think art is a very important weapon to achieve human freedom
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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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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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If there is no free speech, every single life has lived in vain
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