Ai Weiwei on Contemporary Art and Civil Society in China

Dr Daria Berg and Dr Andreas Fulda from the School of Contemporary Chinese Studies at the University of Nottingham, UK conducted the following interview with artist/activist Ai Weiwei in Beijing in June:

Ai Weiwei discussed the relationship between contemporary art and civil society in China. The interview informs an academic article about Ai Weiwei written by Dr Berg and Dr Fulda, to be published in 2011 (‘Public Intellectual 2.0: Ai Weiwei, Contemporary Art and Civil Society in China’). Interview in Chinese, with English subtitles.

Ai Weiwei on Contemporary Art and Civil Society in China from Andreas Fulda on Vimeo.

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