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Today, the general masses in this society are in this political-social condition that really encourages people to become rich and become a star and be unique.

Ai Weiwei

Of course, people will call you an old artist or young artist, which is just a character of you.
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Art Artist Character Course People Thinking
I never think any place is better than others.
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Better Place Think Thinking
Today, the general masses in this society are in this political-social condition that really encourages people to become rich and become a star and be unique.
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Condition Encourage General Masses People Society Star Unique
[Cultural departments] don’t care about culture. Maybe they’re the furthest from the people who understand culture.
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Care Culture Furthest Maybe People Understand
My angst and my insecurity reflect the state’s angst and insecurity. The state is scared too.
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Angst Insecurity Reflect Scared State
These are nonviolent people who have lost their freedom simply because they expressed their ideas….In truth, they are heroes of our time.
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Expressed Freedom Hero Idea Lost Nonviolent People Truth
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.
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Country Dream Extraordinary Game Gather Moment Week Year
…photographs are facts, but not necessarily true… The present always surpasses the past, and the future will not care about today.
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Always Care Past Photograph Present Surpasses Today True
Even today the borders they’re seeing the physical borders are very different from the political borders. Because all those powers are so connected, and you cannot even see whose interest in what move.
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Border Idea Interest Move Own Physical Problem Solving Voter
Overturning police cars is a super-intense workout. It’s probably the only sport I enjoy.
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Car Enjoy Overturning Police Probably Sport Super-intense Workout
I have people working together, doing different things: architecture, art installation, photography, publishing, and curatorial works and design.
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Architecture Art Installation People Photography Publishing Together Working
A society is healthy only when it allows its members to discuss their thoughts openly. This is also the only way that a society can gather consensus, let everyone express his or her wish, and foster creativity.
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Creativity Discuss Healthy Openly Thought Wish
[Being unique] gives so much privilege to people who can make it, rather than having some moral and aesthetic discussions.
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Aesthetic Discussion Giving Make Moral People Privilege Rather Some Unique
By participating in the society we live in, we understand our conditions and the way we relate to the world.
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Condition Participating Relate Society Understand Way World
Dictatorship is a story about death of others who turn out to be you coincidently.
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Coincidently Death Dictatorship Stories Story Turn
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

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