An introduction to Ai Weiwei

Royal Academy of Arts

English - March 22, 2016 16:19 - 52 minutes - 48.4 MB - ★★★ - 7 ratings
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In this introductory podcast, exhibition curator Adrian Locke explains how Ai Weiwei, since his return to China in 1993, uses his art, not just his words or cyberspace to comment on contemporary Chinese society today. Locke also explores the meanings and stories behind his materials and methodologies, including his use of found rebars (steel rods used to hold buildings upright) in the deeply moving installation Straight.