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Ai Weiwei

I never had secure, belonging feelings with this society [in China].
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China Feelings This Society
My definition of art has always been the same. It is about freedom of expression. I don’t think anybody can separate art from politics. The intention to separate [the two] is itself a very political intention.
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Anybody Art Definition Expression Freedom Same Separate Thinking
The jobs for 7 million university graduates every year, the immense corruption: Even some Western governments would have to scramble to find solutions to such problems.
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Government Graduate Immense Job Million Problem Scramble Seven Solution
The world is not changing if you don’t shoulder the burden of responsibility.
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Burden Changing Responsibility Shoulder World
I don’t care if this is a great cultural event or a national symbol. It has nothing to do with me. It deals with the city.
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Care City Cultural Event Great National Nothing Seal Symbol
I never think any place is better than others.
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Better Place Think Thinking
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
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
Mass production is nothing new. Weren’t cathedrals built through mass production? The pyramids?
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Cathedral Hand Mass People Production Pyramid
A historical property has morals and ethics of the society that created it and it can be revived. What I mean is that we can discover new possibilities from the process of dismantling, transforming, and recreating.
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Created Ethics Historical Mean Moral Revived Society
Creativity is part of human nature. It can only be untaught.
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Creativity Human Nature Untaught
How to become a really modern society when today we are so – as a human being, we feel so powerful. We have high technology and a superb way of controlling our life. And at the same time, in many ways we are so primitive.
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Being Feel Human Modern Powerful Society Technology Understanding
I am everywhere and I am nowhere. That’s the beauty of the Internet Age.
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Age Beauty Everywhere Internet Nowhere
Of course, there [in China] has to be chaos. It has to be crazy, and I don’t think there’s anything wrong about it except this government, which is really incapable of doing anything meaningful.
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Anything Country Crazy Meaningful Think Thinking Wrong
The museums used to be exhibition halls for government propaganda, and now every city wants to build a museum.
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Country Future Government Museums Past Present Professional Year
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

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