The artist that I've decided to do is Ai Wei Wei, a Chinese Artist as well as human rights activist. One of his main areas of focus in all of his work, be it photography sculptures or performance work, he always puts an element of politics of the time in hopes of creating a conversation of the subject. However he was arrested by the Chinese Government in the April 2011 and held incommunicado for three months. The video starts at a point where unveils a showcase of his work, but without him there due to his circumstances. It was his assistants that spoke with Art 21.
It was scary watching this, because they are all so soft spoken, as if he was dead rather than held captive. Thankfully though they were able to get an interview with Ai Wei Wei, on the condition that they only ask him about his art. I like his work, because it is so filled with things to say, about culture, about politics, about anything that has meaning to it. There is narrative there, a concrete sort that is prevalent to those who can see it.
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