Ai Weiwei

Articles 4

Speech Recognition: The Voice Gem System Of Harry Yeff & Trung Bao

In a basement gallery under London's Oxford Street, Jeremy Allen discovers a cache of precious stones formedfromthe voices of Ai Weiwei, Lily Cole and Sir Geoff Hurst

Art

The Secret Of His Great Strength: Ai Weiwei At Idomeni

As the global refugee crisis rolls on, Bryony White considers the symbolics of Ai Weiwei's haircut in the Greek border town of Idomeni

Books

Beijing Gallows: The Hanging Man Reviewed

Barnaby Martin’s show-stopping dispatch reveals more to Kiran Acharya than any document to date on Ai Weiwei’s place in China and the international art world and a rare glimpse in to the present and future of a secretive state

Film

The Art Of Dissent: Ai Weiwei: Never Sorry Reviewed

Kiran Acharya gets fired up by first-time director Alison Klayman's illuminating portrait of the iconic Chinese artist

News 4

Ai Weiwei Granted UK Work Visa

In a sobering political juxtaposition, having been returned his passport by the Chinese government last week after four years spent under sporadic house arrest, the British government has denied the artist a six-month work visa

Chinese Dissident Ai Weiwei Gets Passport

A significant move for the dissident artist who has been banned from leaving China since 2011

We Went To War Screening And Q&A

DocHouse schedule for the next month includes Vietnam veteran portrait, Spanish Civil War photography and contemporary corporate shenanigans, plus a Latin American mini-fest. We Went To War still by Rebekah Tolley

Sheffield Doc/Fest Report

Shanida Scotland digests a documentary feast

Previously Read

Books

Poetry Column: Zona Nouă — Report on Some Young European Poets

For the third instalment of his inexplicably titled 'Poetry Column', Sam Riviere considers the work of - and discusses, among other things, tennis and Žižek karaoke with - five young European poets from July 2015's Zona Nouă festival in Sibiu

News

WIN: Nozinja/Shangaan Electro Tickets

Two pairs of tickets to give away to May all-nighter

Baker's Dozen

Flying Through The Universe: Annie Hogan’s Favourite Music

Facilitator for some of the most influential names in music, and one of the most overlooked forces in left-field British sound, Annie Hogan picks out the seven-inch records that shaped her childhood, and sowed the seeds for a remarkable career

Albums of the Year

Quietus Albums Of The Year 2017, In Association With Norman Records

The albums that have kept us happy, strong, comforted and ALIVE in the past 12 months. A few notes: this chart was compiled by John Doran out of polls from Patrick Clarke, Christian Eede, Luke Turner, Anna Wood & himself based on the new albums they have listened to most since January 1. Introduction written by tree master Turner.

News

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