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I am everywhere and I am nowhere. That’s the beauty of the Internet Age.

Ai Weiwei

Technology is a liberation. I think the information age probably is the best thing to happen to the human race in human evolution.
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Happen Human Humanity Independent Information Liberation Opportunity Race Technology
My definition of art has always been the same. It is about freedom of expression. I don’t think anybody can separate art from politics. The intention to separate [the two] is itself a very political intention.
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Anybody Art Definition Expression Freedom Same Separate Thinking
If artists cannot speak up for human dignity or rights, then who else will do it?
AI WEIWEI

Artist Dignity Else Right Speak Then
It’s really rubbish that some kind of “technical” learning means you will be a better person because you know this skill better.
AI WEIWEI

Better Learning Mean Person Rubbish Skill Technical
We literally lived underground. We dug a hole and lived there for years. My father cleaned public toilets, even though he was a highly respected poet.
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Cleaned Highly Hole Literally Lived Poet Respected Toilet Underground Yera
As a person, I was born to give out my opinions. By giving out my opinions, I realize who I am.
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Art Communicate Lonely Long Opinion Person Realize
I always want people to be confused, to be shocked or realize something later.
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Confuse Confused Later People Realize Something Want
Self-censorship is insulting to the self. Timidity is a hopeless way forward.
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Censorship Forward Hopeless Insulting Self Timidity Way
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
Each year, more people want to become artists.
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Artist People Year
Art should live in the heart of the people. Ordinary people should have the same ability to understand art as anybody else. I don’t think art is elite or mysterious.
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Ability Anybody Art Heart Ordinary People Thinking Understand
The project or a few ideas which are not finished or if there are possible directions and what will lead into another game. It’s always like setting up some kind of game you can continuously play.
AI WEIWEI

Continuously Direction Finished Game Lead Play Possible Project Setting
I also have to speak out for people around me who are afraid, who think it is not worth it or who have totally given up hope. So I want to set an example: you can do it and this is OK, to speak out.
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Afraid Given Out People Speak Thinking Totally
The jobs for 7 million university graduates every year, the immense corruption: Even some Western governments would have to scramble to find solutions to such problems.
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Government Graduate Immense Job Million Problem Scramble Seven Solution
It is not an easy job to govern China, I am aware of that.
AI WEIWEI

Aware Country Easy Govern Job
If there is no free speech, every single life has lived in vain
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Free Life Live Single Speech Vain

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