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When human beings are scared and feel everything is exposed to the government, we will censor ourselves from free thinking. That’s dangerous for human development.

Ai Weiwei

I think it’s more important to show your work to the public.
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Importance Important Public Thinking Work
I think everybody deserves freedom. Freedom is such an abstract word, but it’s all we need.
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Abstract Art Everybody Freedom Need Thinking
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
I think to deal with the situation like human crisis, 65 million people being displaced, lost their home, and with such human tragedy, has to make every level of society to be conscious and to be alert about the situation.
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Crisis Displaced Home Human Lost Million People Situation Strong Thinking Tragedy
To give a price to an artwork, no matter how high or low, is always absurd. It’s not something that can be measured by money or by certain numbers.
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Absurd Always Artwork Giving High Matter Measured Number Price Something
The [China] government has improved in the last years. Of course, the structure is still the same; there’s still a one-party system and strong censorship.
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Censorship Government Last Party Stem Strong Year
[Shanghai Biennale] has been my attitude for as long as I’ve been practicing art and other cultural-related activities.
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Art Attitude Culture Long Practicing Related
I wouldn’t say I’ve become more radical: I was born radical.
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Become Born More Radical
We should use this public sphere and redefine – beyond China’s borders – what a government is allowed to do, where its powers end and where the realm of a citizen’s privacy begins.
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Allowed Border Country Government Public Redefine Sphere
Many people are going to use [Beijing National Stadium], which makes it more meaningful. If we don’t design it, somebody else has to design it.
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Design Make Meaningful People Use
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
I think by not letting young people be fully informed, how can they have energy and passion and the right picture of the world? I think that’s the true crime.
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Informed Letting Passion People Picture Right Thinking
Censorship is saying: “I’m the one who says the last sentence. Whatever you say, the conclusion is mine.” But the internet is like a tree that is growing.
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Conclusion Mine People Quiet Saying Sentence Tree Voice
A nation that has no music and no fairytales is a tragedy.
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Fairytale Music Nation Tragedy
To the media, I have become a symbolic figure, critical of China. According to the government, I am a dangerous threat.
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Country Critical Dangerous Figure Government Media Symbolic
We never really see the global situation as a total situation. Today’s political leaders are still lacking of the vision.
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Lacking Leader Moving Political Sititaion Today Vision

When human beings are scared and feel everything is exposed to the government, we will censor ourselves from free thinking. That’s dangerous for human development.

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