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Behind every political deal in this country, the first casualties are always the ordinary people, who are barely treated as human.

Ai Weiwei

If it’s possible, I will have some noodles in the morning and start talking to people, start to think about a few things in my head.
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Few Head Morning Noodle Play Possible Project Start Think Thinking
But personally, I don’t think my work and my understanding of art is so much related to being Chinese, but the character of that. Maybe it’s beyond my own consciousness.
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Art Beyond Character Consciousness Country Personality Related Think Understanding Work
The museums used to be exhibition halls for government propaganda, and now every city wants to build a museum.
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Country Future Government Museums Past Present Professional Year
I think I’m just a traveler. When you walk across a river and there’s no bridge, you build one. I’m used to having to deal with Chinese Communist ideology.
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Bridge Build Chinese Express Humanity On Thinking Traveler
I think it’s a responsibility for any artist to protect freedom of expression and to use any way to extend this power.
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Artist Expression Extend Freedom Power Responsibility Thinking
Any individual can contribute its own belief. And our society or even our government are made by the people. The people would have the final voice, but it requires each individual to act. If we don’t act, then the result is very clear.
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Contribute Government Individual Long Made People Thinking
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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Ago Art Contemporary Museum Until Year
Even if there have been setbacks during these past years, China is changing. China’s society is opening.
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Changing Country Opening Past Society Year
You need a purpose to express yourself, but that expression is its own purpose.
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Express Expression Need Purpose Yourself
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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Country Education Issue Job Opportunity Racist Treatment
Censorship is saying: “I’m the one who says the last sentence. Whatever you say, the conclusion is mine.” But the internet is like a tree that is growing.
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Conclusion Mine People Quiet Saying Sentence Tree Voice
Everyone of us is a potential convict.
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Convict Everyone Potential
I’m totally independent. I don’t bear any responsibility to any system.
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Bear Independent Responsibility System Totally
If civil society has nobody who protects the law, then what kind of society is that?
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Kind Law Nobody Protect Society
If my art has nothing to do with people’s pain and sorrow, what is ‘art’ for?
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Art Nothing Pain People Sorrow
I will bring 1,001 Chinese to participate as my artwork there – any Chinese who is a Chinese passport holder and over eighteen years old could apply through my blog.
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Apply Artwork Blog Country Participated Passport

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