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It is not an easy job to govern China, I am aware of that. There are crises and emergencies all the time, we might not even be aware of some. But I am afraid we’ll have to wait and observe precisely what the government is up to.

Ai Weiwei

It became like a symbolic thing, to be “an artist.” After Duchamp, I realized that being an artist is more about a lifestyle and attitude than producing some product.
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Artist Attitude Lifestyle More Producing Realized Symbolic Thing
Warhol influenced me because of his writing. If I had never read his writings and interviews, I would never have understood his work.
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Influence Interview Understood Warhol Work Writing
I don’t think China has professional museums – not in the past, present, or near future.
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Country Future Museum Past Present Professional Thinking
The importance of elections, transparency, legal procedures, an independent army, and the judicial system is not regarded as highly in China. These core values are the most important evidence of the health of a society, quality of life, and security.
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Army Difference Election Importance Independent Judicial System Transparency
I always want people to be confused, to be shocked or realize something later.
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Confuse Confused Later People Realize Something Want
A state like China looks so powerful, but they are so scared of the Internet, so the Internet is more powerful than them.
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Country Internet More Powerful Scared State
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
I was an illegal alien for many, many years. I couldn’t move. If I moved I could not even get a visa back.
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Alien Illegal Move Moving Visa Back Year
I’m just bringing them to Kassel to see the art show, and pay their room and board.
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Board Bringing Country Pay Place Room Show Them
You start to see the society, how it functions, how it works. Then you have a lot of criticism about how it works.
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Criticism Function Money Society Star Turn Work
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
A clear understanding of such differences will help the rest of the world understand China and all that is happening to the nation.
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Clear Country Difference Happening Nation Rest Understand Understanding World
I think my stance and my way of life is my most important art.
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Art Important Most Stance Thinking Way
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.
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Changing Country Culture Politics Problem Unpredictable
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
I have to respect my life, and free expression is part of my life. I can never really silence myself.
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Expression Free Respect Silence

It is not an easy job to govern China, I am aware of that. There are crises and emergencies all the time, we might not even be aware of some. But I am afraid we’ll have to wait and observe precisely what the government is up to.

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It is not an easy job to govern China, I am aware of that. There are crises and emergencies all the time, we might not even be aware of some. But I am afraid we’ll have to wait and observe precisely what the government is up to.

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