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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.

Ai Weiwei

Now I’ve come to such a mixed culture: America, Europe, South America, Africa. And the politics are changing everywhere all the time and becoming even more unpredictable.
AI WEIWEI

Changing Country Culture Politics Problem Unpredictable
And the kind of condition he had when he was in this society – the kind of mistreatment society gave him.
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Condition Gave Kind Mistreatment Society
A few thousand are to be built in the next few years, all using taxpayer money. But there is no system, no research, no content, no good programs, no good managers.
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Built Content Good Manage Research System Taxpayer Thousand
Freedom of expression is a very essential condition for me to make any art. Also, it is an essential value for my life. I have to protect this right and also to fight for the possibility.
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Art Condition Essential Expression Fighting Freedom Make Value
The deadly weapon against totalitarian society is openness – doing everything very openly on the Internet, letting people know every detail, any little development. Once it is out there, everybody can make their own judgement.
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Deadly Everything Evil Internet Letting Openness People Thinking Weapon
You don’t have to march on Tiananmen, but you do have to be clear-minded, to find your own means of expression.
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Clear Expression March Mean Minded Own Tiananmen
I always want to design a frame that’s open to everyone. I don’t see art as a secret code.
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Art Code Design Everyone Open Secret
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
If there is no freedom of expression, then the beauty of life is lost. Participation in a society is not an artistic choice, it’s a human need.
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Artistic Beauty Choice Choices Expression Freedom Need Participation Society
The relationship between the Chinese government and me is like a Cold War.
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Chinese Cold Government Relationship War
I don’t think there is a distinct change, because in the West I’m not a person who can serve his purpose.
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Change Distinct Person Purpose Thinking West
During the days in detention, I thought most about the moon.
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Detention During Moon Most Thought
Democracy, material wealth, and universal education are the soil upon which modernism exists.
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Democracy Education Material Soil Universal Wealth
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
I never had secure, belonging feelings with this society [in China].
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China Feelings This Society
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

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