Dissident Artist Ai Weiwei Will Release a Memoir About His Father's Exile From China, and His Own Detainment
The artist recalls his childhood in exile in his new memoir, coming out in November. April 26, 2021 Chinese dissident artist Ai Weiwei attends the announcement of an artistic monument project in honor of the final Soviet leader, Mikhail Gorbachev, at Borchardt Restaurant. Photo by Adam Berry/Getty Images. When the dissident artist Ai Weiwei was detained in China for 81 days in 2011, he vowed to write a book about his experience. Now, Ai’s memoir, titled 1000 Years of Joys and Sorrows, is due out on November 2, with a cover designed by the artist himself. “During those long weeks [of...
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