Artist Talk: Ai Weiwei – Button Up!
Watch an exclusive conversion with Ai Weiwei reflecting on a remarkable life and career, his fearless creative practice and the brand-new body of work at the heart of Button Up!
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Artist Talk: Ai Weiwei - Button Up! | Factory International
World-leading artist Ai Weiwei joined us for an exclusive conversation on Button Up! – a landmark exhibition now open in Manchester, confronting 200 years of power, trade, war, culture and Empire that have shaped Sino-British relations.
In this exclusive conversation, Ai Weiwei reflects on a remarkable life and career, his fearless creative practice and the brand-new body of work at the heart of Button Up!
From a brutal childhood in exile to surviving secret detention in China, Ai Weiwei has attained global prominence as a dissident artist, his questions and voice more urgent than ever.
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