Episode 16

May 20, 2021

01:12:09

Ai Weiwei: The Conscience of An Artist

Hosted by

Brian Levine
Ai Weiwei: The Conscience of An Artist
The Gould Standard
Ai Weiwei: The Conscience of An Artist

May 20 2021 | 01:12:09

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Show Notes

Ai Weiwei is a unique presence in the world of visual art – equal parts avant-garde icon, activist and moral conscience for our times.

His courage is legendary both in pushing the boundaries between the new and the traditional in art and between art and politics. He has inspired the world with his defiance in the face of authoritarianism.

Join us for a deeply moving conversation, ranging from Ai’s origins and formative influences, his struggles to defend freedom of expression against the forces of repression, his monumental installations and his equally bold provocations of the powerful and complacent through his documentary films.

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