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To work in architecture you are so much involved with society, with politics, with bureaucrats. It’s a very complicated process to do large projects.

Ai Weiwei

A nation that has no music and no fairytales is a tragedy.
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Fairytale Music Nation Tragedy
We move so fast that memory is something we can only grasp
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Grasp Memories Move Moving Something
It is to wonder about the world, to understand the nature of people and, most importantly, to be shared with another, old or young, known or unknown.
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Another Importantly Old People Shared Understand Wonder World Young
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
Nowadays, China is experiencing the detrimental effects of such decisions. Its citizens have no creativity.
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Citizen Country Creativity Decision Detrimental Effect Experiencing
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
The Internet changes the structure of society all the time — this massiveness made of individuals.
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Individual Internet Made Society Structure Time
China didn’t want to lose the cutting edge of technology. So the idea of having a Sina Weibo was an attempt to compete with Twitter. However, it has no soul – which is freedom of expression. Nevertheless,
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Attempt Country Cutting Regret Sina Suicidal Technology
Without freedom of speech, there is no modern world, just a barbaric one.
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Barbie Freedom Modern Speech World
They’ve become part of a conspiracy, collaborators of the crime, which is lying to the general public and trying to hide the kind of criminal acts happening in many cases.
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Case Collaborator Conspiracy Criminal Happening Hide Kind Public Trying
I don’t think [price] reflects if the work is good or bad.A good artist shouldn’t be nervous about that.
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Artist Bad Good Nervous Thinking Reflect
I think China is laughing about the results of the presidential elections. China, Russia, they all laugh about it.
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Country Election Laughing Man Presidential Thinking
Being an artist is more of a mindset, a way of seeing things; it is no longer so much about producing something.
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Artist Longer Mindset Produce Seeing Something Such Thing Way
I am everywhere and I am nowhere. That’s the beauty of the Internet Age.
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Age Beauty Everywhere Internet Nowhere
We are living in a popular culture where everything is overexposed.
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Culture Everything Overexposed Popular Living
As a human being, member of society, you must clearly state your mind. It’s a responsibility. It is the way you identify yourself otherwise you don’t know who you are and why you are here.
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Being Clearly Human Mind Responsibility Society State Way

To work in architecture you are so much involved with society, with politics, with bureaucrats. It’s a very complicated process to do large projects.

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