For artists and intellectuals today, what is most needed is to be clear about social responsibility, because that is what most people automatically give up. Just to protect yourself as an individual is very political. You don't have to march on Tiananmen, but you do have to be clear-minded, to find your own means of expression.
Ai WeiweiI'm always interested in people who are not orientated in art circles to become part of it.
Ai WeiweiIn China, we don't have any contemporary art museums. Until a few years ago, we didn't even have a gallery.
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