My typical day is I wake up and appreciate that I can still wake up.

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My typical day is I wake up and appreciate that I can still wake up.

Ai Weiwei

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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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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 Idea Independent More Participate
In this kind of dictatorship, in this kind of totalitarian society, it is easy to make deals that you cannot make in a democratic society.

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In this kind of dictatorship, in this kind of totalitarian society, it is easy to make deals that you cannot make in a democratic society.
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Democratic Dictatorship Totalitarian
You need a purpose to express yourself, but that expression is its own purpose.

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You need a purpose to express yourself, but that expression is its own purpose.
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Expression
I think it’s quite narrow-minded. There wasn’t much encouragement or opportunities for any artist – not just Chinese artists.

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I think it’s quite narrow-minded. There wasn’t much encouragement or opportunities for any artist – not just Chinese artists.
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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. Art should live in the heart of the people.

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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. Art should live in the heart of the people.
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Been Definition Expression
It’s not really an ideology, but a method of control. But China’s problems are not just China’s problems – they’re human problems. Humanity has always worked better when you see it as one.

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It’s not really an ideology, but a method of control. But China’s problems are not just China’s problems – they’re human problems. Humanity has always worked better when you see it as one.
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Control Ideology One Worked
There’s no such thing as “fixed” culture. China is also becoming more global. Its problems are becoming international problems, becoming German problems, becoming American problems.

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There’s no such thing as “fixed” culture. China is also becoming more global. Its problems are becoming international problems, becoming German problems, becoming American problems.
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Of course, most luxury goods in China are for corrupted officials and their relatives. And that made China become the biggest luxury-goods market.

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Of course, most luxury goods in China are for corrupted officials and their relatives. And that made China become the biggest luxury-goods market.
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Easy Made
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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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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General Masses Star
Overturning police cars is a super-intense workout. It’s probably the only sport I enjoy.

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Overturning police cars is a super-intense workout. It’s probably the only sport I enjoy.
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Enjoy Overturning Police Probably Sport Super-intense Workout
I believe [the architecture firm] Herzog and de Meuron and our collaboration made the product the best it could be.

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I believe [the architecture firm] Herzog and de Meuron and our collaboration made the product the best it could be.
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Best Collaboration Made
[Cultural department] understand nothing but bureaucratic daily affairs. They don’t care about culture.

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[Cultural department] understand nothing but bureaucratic daily affairs. They don’t care about culture.
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Affair Culture Daily
I think the pearls – one is a necklace, and another you have five hundred pounds of pearls, which may be one million pearls in a bowl – really show a kind of [society] condition.

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I think the pearls – one is a necklace, and another you have five hundred pounds of pearls, which may be one million pearls in a bowl – really show a kind of [society] condition.
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Another Five Hundred Million Necklace Pearl Pound
The tragic reality of today is reflected in the true plight of our spiritual existence. We are spineless and cannot stand straight.

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The tragic reality of today is reflected in the true plight of our spiritual existence. We are spineless and cannot stand straight.
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Plight Reflected Tasted
To express yourself needs a reason, but expressing yourself is the reason.

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To express yourself needs a reason, but expressing yourself is the reason.
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I think by shattering it we can create a new form, a new way to look at what is valuable – how we decide what is valuable.

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I think by shattering it we can create a new form, a new way to look at what is valuable – how we decide what is valuable.
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