Review

Ai Weiwei's memoir, 1000 Years of Joys and Sorrows, gives voice to artistic mission

By Robyn Ferrell
November 25 2021 - 10:00am
Ai Weiwei. Picture: Ai Weiwei Studio
Ai Weiwei. Picture: Ai Weiwei Studio

In a 2015 exhibition at the Art Gallery of NSW, "Go East", an enormous polished wood box of a traditional Chinese style displayed the thousands of pages of printout that made up Ai Weiwei's blog. The blog had been closed down by the Chinese authorities.

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