An account of the many tribulations that Chinese artist Ai Weiwei, known for his subversive art and political activism, endured between 2008 and 2011, from his rise to world fame via the Internet to his highly publicized arrest due to his frequent and daring confrontations with the Chinese authorities.
Keywords:
Freedom of speech
Earthquake
Social activism
Dissident
Contemporary art
Twitter
Social media
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Woman director
Communist china
Crowdfunded film
Political persecution
Movie tag line: "Can an artist change China?"
Character: Self - Artist
Character: Self - Artist
Character: Self - Sculptor
Character: Self - Magazine Publisher
Character: Self - Art Gallerist