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Ai Weiwei has done enough
Published 3 months, 1 week ago
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This winter, Ai Weiwei returned to Beijing after a decade in exile. He found himself airbrushed from public memory. An international icon everywhere else. At home, a ghost.
The artist joined Michael Prodger soon after that trip to discuss the cost of personal freedom, in both China and in the West.
The Exchange is a new series from the New Statesman. Look out for new interviews every Wednesday.