Ai Weiwei is China's most famous international artist, and is one of the most outspoken domestic critics. Against a backdrop of strict censorship and an unresponsive legal system, Ai expresses himself and organizes people through art and social media. “AI WEIWEI: NEVER SORRY” is the inside story of a dissident for the digital age who inspires global audiences and blurs the boundaries of art and politics. Alison Klayman, a new director, gained unprecedented access to Ai while working as a journalist in China. Her detailed portrait provides a nuanced exploration of contemporary China and one of its most influential public figures.
For years, Ai Weiwei has been bringing worldwide attention to China’s authoritarian regime through his artwork and …show more content…
The loss of the children really struck the hearts of many of the citizens of the country especially Ai. Because of the earthquake he said he was unable to make blog post for a week. He then went out to look around the areas badly damaged and it was then we learned that many of the children that had lost their lives, perished because of the poorly built schools the government had constructed. As he walked around he took pictures of the rubbles and the authorities working to clean up after the earthquake. By exposing these pictures it is like he saying, “It is your fault why the country had to suffer such a loss.” One of the scenes from the film we see where they were able to recover some of the backpacks of the children which were killed and Ai ended up meeting a woman who had lost her child in the rubble. In 2009, Ai Weiwei created a large 10x100m installation, made out of 9000 children’s backpacks. Displayed on the facade of the Haus der Kunst in Munich, Germany, each backpack represents a life lost in the earthquake that took place in the Chinese province of Sichuan. The title of the installation was “Remembering.” Throughout the years we have seen forms of art which serves as forms of remembrance because of political wars or political injustice which have caused the loss of many lives. One similar example was Pablo Picasso’s “Guernica” which …show more content…
Although art has represented war it has also represented peace. Most of Ai’s present forms of art through photography, exposed the government’s flaws in China. After the earthquake, Ai went out to try obtain the names of the children who had lost their lives but his efforts proved to be challenging as the officials were being difficult in releasing the names to him. So after several efforts he was then able to access these names of the over 9000 children who died stating their full names, date of birth and so forth. He then posted the listing on his website and printed the listing and putting it on display in his office. This act really bothered the Chinese government. Which forced them to start trying to find new ways in trying to silence him because they were now starting to realize how much of an iconic figure he was becoming
For years, Ai Weiwei has been bringing worldwide attention to China’s authoritarian regime through his artwork and …show more content…
The loss of the children really struck the hearts of many of the citizens of the country especially Ai. Because of the earthquake he said he was unable to make blog post for a week. He then went out to look around the areas badly damaged and it was then we learned that many of the children that had lost their lives, perished because of the poorly built schools the government had constructed. As he walked around he took pictures of the rubbles and the authorities working to clean up after the earthquake. By exposing these pictures it is like he saying, “It is your fault why the country had to suffer such a loss.” One of the scenes from the film we see where they were able to recover some of the backpacks of the children which were killed and Ai ended up meeting a woman who had lost her child in the rubble. In 2009, Ai Weiwei created a large 10x100m installation, made out of 9000 children’s backpacks. Displayed on the facade of the Haus der Kunst in Munich, Germany, each backpack represents a life lost in the earthquake that took place in the Chinese province of Sichuan. The title of the installation was “Remembering.” Throughout the years we have seen forms of art which serves as forms of remembrance because of political wars or political injustice which have caused the loss of many lives. One similar example was Pablo Picasso’s “Guernica” which …show more content…
Although art has represented war it has also represented peace. Most of Ai’s present forms of art through photography, exposed the government’s flaws in China. After the earthquake, Ai went out to try obtain the names of the children who had lost their lives but his efforts proved to be challenging as the officials were being difficult in releasing the names to him. So after several efforts he was then able to access these names of the over 9000 children who died stating their full names, date of birth and so forth. He then posted the listing on his website and printed the listing and putting it on display in his office. This act really bothered the Chinese government. Which forced them to start trying to find new ways in trying to silence him because they were now starting to realize how much of an iconic figure he was becoming