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Ai Weiwei
Age: 67
Born: 1957
Born: May 18
Architect
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It is not an easy job to govern China, I am aware of that.
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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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Art needs to stand for something.
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If civil society has nobody who protects the law, then what kind of society is that?
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There are many cases and layers of racist behavior in the US - from police treatment to the issues of education and job opportunities. In America, however, such cases are being discussed publically.
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It became like a symbolic thing, to be “an artist.” After Duchamp, I realized that being an artist is more about a lifestyle and attitude than producing some product.
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Any politician who respects China's government should tell it openly what is in his heart. It is disrespectful to keep quiet about such issues - both vis-a-vis the government and the people concerned.
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My understanding of Chinese history is limited. So far, I have only scratched its surface I wish I could find out more.
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The whole Chinese system - not just the political leadership, the military too, the whole power structure, our education system, the whole of society - is suffering from being cut off from the free flow of information. That's why the country can't face up to open competition - unless it resorts to measures like North Korea.
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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.
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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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To express yourself needs a reason, but expressing yourself is the reason.
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The world is sphere, has no East or West.
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The media is the message. It carries the full intention and the meaning. Once you change it...it's very disturbing.
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In a society that restricts individual freedoms and violates human rights, anything that calls itself creative or independent is a pretence. It is impossible for a totalitarian society to create anything with passion and imagination.
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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 China is laughing about the results of the presidential elections. China, Russia, they all laugh about it. They see how dramatic U.S. has to be put this kind of shame on its own - cannot handle the situation. Or show such a difficulty with this liberal ideas. Men or women created equal. And to defend those very essential ideas.
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New York is a city where you're so alone, you're an individual, you can disappear. You can make something happen. But it's very different to make something happen in the art world.
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China restricts the society's freedom of speech. The Communist Party imposes these limits because it lacks confidence towards the future and has no ideals. Nowadays, China is experiencing the detrimental effects of such decisions. Its citizens have no creativity.
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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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