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Being an artist is more of a mindset, a way of seeing things; it is no longer so much about producing something.

Ai Weiwei

I grew up in a desert, which has no kind of imagination.
AI WEIWEI

Desert Grew Imagination Kind
Destroy or build. Crazy or noncrazy. I’m not nostalgic about the old city. I don’t enjoy it that much.
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Cities Crazy Destroy Enjoy Much Nostalgic
For years, I refused to go to any openings, not even my own.
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Opening Own Refuse Year
Any politician who respects China’s government should tell it openly what is in his heart. It is disrespectful to keep quiet about such issues – both vis-a-vis the government and the people concerned.
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Disrespectful Government Heart Issues Openly Politician Respect
China restricts the society’s freedom of speech. The Communist Party imposes these limits because it lacks confidence towards the future and has no ideals.
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Communist Confidence Creativity Decision Freedom Imposes Lack Limit Party Speech
If there’s the right condition, I always want to express the concept or ideas in a very independent way.
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Always Condition Ideas Independent Right Want Way
I always want to design a frame that’s open to everyone. I don’t see art as a secret code.
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Art Code Design Everyone Open Secret
[Therefore] holding a trial outside the court. I think that is fairness, that is justice, that is a civil society. Otherwise call it an evil society because everything is hidden.
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Development Everything Fairness Holding Internet Letting Outside People Trail
Paintings can be painted with the left hand, the right hand, someone else’s hand, or many people’s hands. The scale of production is irrelevant to its content.
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Content Hand Irrelevant Left Painting Production Scale Someone
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
The Internet is uncontrollable. And if the Internet is uncontrollable, freedom will win. It’s as simple as that.
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Internet Simple Winning
[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
This world should be much more open and should be much more free, so the young people would have the chance to exercise the quality of their lives.
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Chance Exercise Free More Much People Quality World Young
We have to give our opinion, we have to say something, or we are a part of it. As an artist I am forced to say something.
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Artist Forced Giving Opinion Say Something
As a total activity – I practice curating, art, architecture, writing, and publishing all together. I still act as a living creature.
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Activity Architecture Art Living Practice Publishing Together Total Writing
If there is no free speech, every single life has lived in vain
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Free Life Live Single Speech Vain

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