Through my work and ways of expression, I strive to engage in dialogue with the society that I am living in.
Ai WeiweiNew York is a city where you're so alone, you're an individual, you can disappear. You can make something happen. But it's very different to make something happen in the art world.
Ai WeiweiOnce I was in New York, I completely had no interest for a long time in what happened in China because I had been through so much. Seeing my father's life struggle and so many whole generations lose their potential or possibility in their lives. Just being pushed into this political struggle and the damage done not only to their lives but their relatives.
Ai WeiweiThe [China] government has improved in the last years. Of course, the structure is still the same; there's still a one-party system and strong censorship.
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