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You start to see the society, how it functions, how it works. Then you have a lot of criticism about how it works.

Ai Weiwei

The project or a few ideas which are not finished or if there are possible directions and what will lead into another game. It’s always like setting up some kind of game you can continuously play.
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Continuously Direction Finished Game Lead Play Possible Project Setting
I grew up in a desert, which has no kind of imagination.
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Desert Grew Imagination Kind
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
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
The deadly weapon against totalitarian society is openness – doing everything very openly on the Internet, letting people know every detail, any little development. Once it is out there, everybody can make their own judgement.
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Deadly Everything Evil Internet Letting Openness People Thinking Weapon
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 never really read Allen Ginsberg poetry, even though I have a book he gave me.
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Across Book Bridge Ginsberg Having Traveler Walk
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
You have so many museums in the West, and so many shows, you need somebody to show the work, otherwise it’s empty.
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Empty Many Museum Need Otherwise Show Somebody West Work
For me, it is OK as long as I can breathe, as long as my heart is pumping, as long as I can express myself.
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Breathe Express Heart Long Myself Pumping
I curated this show [Shanghai Biennale ], I was by no means trying to shock people or be controversial.
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Controversial Curated Mean People Shock Trying
I think the government regrets having Sina Weibo, but they cannot shut it down. That would definitely be suicidal.
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Act Everyone Government People Pollution Regret Street Unhealthy Walking Weibo
I don’t like China. Even today, I still feel I have no emotional relations with this place.
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Country Emotional Place Relation Today
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 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 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

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