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Ai Weiwei: How Do We Save Our Humanity?

Season 1 Episode 104 | 26m 46s

In “ZODIAC: A Graphic Memoir”, the renowned artist Ai Weiwei writes that artists should “ignite stories”, “fight for freedom” and “help us hope.” Over his long and defiant career, he has used his art in a wide variety of media to do just that. In this wide-ranging conversation with Laura Flanders, they discuss the role of the artist and ask why is “Power so afraid of art and poets?”

Aired: 04/04/24 | Expires: 04/04/25
Distributed nationally by American Public Television
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