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Everything is selected by the central government without good judgment or an understanding of culture to make it really safe. They will become nobody to maintain their power and be raised to the next higher level.

Ai Weiwei

Every day I’m learning something new from the practice. It’s very rewarding.
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Learning New Practice Rewarding Something
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.
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Continuously Direction Finished Game Lead Play Possible Project Setting
Maybe [success] is because I’m in China and I’m more open. Maybe it’s my independent behavior, or because I participated in certain projects. I have no idea.
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Behavior Certain Country Idea Independent More Open Participate Project
The society was so different [in China] – it was a feudalistic society. It didn’t come to a point of industrial revolution until twenty years ago.
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Come Country Different Feudalistic Industrial Point Revolution Society Twenties Year
To call yourself a Chinese artist or woman artist or African artist reflects a certain kind of condition. To me, that is not necessary.
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Artist Call Certain Chinese Condition Country Kind Reflect Yourself
Mass production is nothing new. Weren’t cathedrals built through mass production? The pyramids?
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Cathedral Hand Mass People Production Pyramid
I never had a sense of home.
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Home Sense
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
Creativity is the power to act.
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Act Creativity Power
My definition of art has always been the same. It is about freedom of expression, a new way of communication. It is never about exhibiting in museums or about hanging it on the wall.
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Art Communication Definition Expression Freedom Sound Wall Way
[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
If a master, a wise and experienced man, wields a great weapon, that’s beautiful. He can serve peace with it. But if someone’s emotions are imbalanced, even if he has the best equipment,
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Beautiful Experienced Great Man Master Mean Weapon Wield Wise
You have so many museums in the West, and so many shows, you need somebody to show the work, otherwise it’s empty.
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Empty Many Museum Need Otherwise Show Somebody West Work
The only way to avoid misunderstanding, war and bloodshed is to defend freedom of expression and to communicate with sincerity, concern and good intentions.
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Avoid Belief Carrodes Denies Ignorant Mankind Minded Misunderstanding Narrow Warmth
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
It also makes humanity much more safe. If we see pureness somewhere as something to be desired, the trouble starts.
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Desire Humanity Make Pureness Safe Something Trouble

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