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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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Ai Weiwei
Age: 67
Born: 1957
Born: May 18
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The purpose of art is the fight for freedom.
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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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[Museums] all belongs to the cultural department, which is the biggest cultural department in the world.
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[Shanghai Biennale] has been my attitude for as long as I've been practicing art and other cultural-related activities.
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I'm totally independent. I don't bear any responsibility to any system.
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The Internet is uncontrollable. And if the Internet is uncontrollable, freedom will win. It's as simple as that.
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Warhol influenced me because of his writing. If I had never read his writings and interviews, I would never have understood his work.
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