Wines, Michael. “China’s Impolitic Artist, Still Waiting to Be Silenced.” New York Times, November 28, 2009. http://www.nytimes.com/2009/11/28/world/asia/28weiwei.html?pagewanted=all
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I came to art because I wanted to escape the other regulations of the society. The whole society is so political. But the irony is that my art becomes more and more political.
— Ai Weiwei
What It Means
This is a placeholder explanation generated by the low-overhead model. It interprets "I came to art because I wanted to escape the other regulations of the society. The whole society is so political. But the irony is that my art becomes more and more political." in the context of "Wines, Michael. “China’s Impolitic Artist, Still Waiting to Be Silenced.” New York Times, November 28, 2009. http://www.nytimes.com/2009/11/28/world/asia/28weiwei.html?pagewanted=all" to mean that wisdom is timeless.
Source: Wikiquote: "Ai Weiwei" (Quotes, 2000-09, 2009)
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About Ai Weiwei
Ai Weiwei (Chinese: 艾未未; born 1957 in Beijing) is a leading Chinese artist, curator, architectural designer, cultural and social commentator and activist.
About Ai Weiwei
Ai Weiwei (Chinese: 艾未未; born 1957 in Beijing) is a leading Chinese artist, curator, architectural designer, cultural and social commentator and activist.
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