Conversations by Ai Weiwei

Author:Ai Weiwei
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: ART016020, Art/Individual Artists/Essays, ART019010, ART/Asian /Chinese
Publisher: Columbia University Press
Published: 2021-02-09T00:00:00+00:00

Tim Marlow I can see how the two are inextricably linked for you. You’ve been quite critical of certain artists and writers in China who haven’t been politically engaged, or those who have been outed by the authorities for being complicit in oppression. Do you still feel strongly that more artists should speak out in oppressive societies?

Ai Weiwei It’s a disappointment if you think writers or artists are not protecting the most important quality of their life, which is the search for truth and for a language to express it. This is already a very difficult job, but people are just giving this up and pretending they are writers or artists. What a shame. Today’s world can be very dramatic. While visiting for a short time in China, this actress, who knows nothing about the political situation, was secretly detained. She is a famous Chinese actress, although I never watched her movies. Also recently, the head of public security was called back from Paris and has been secretly detained. There is also news of a journalist being called into the Saudi embassy. The rest everybody knows. They’re still asking, “Who did it?” Nobody asks, “Where is the body?” It doesn’t matter who did it, where’s the body? Just tell us, where is the body? The world is like that. It’s a very strange world.

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