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MAINTENANCE. The Chinese artist in exile delivers to the “Point” a pessimistic vision of liberal democracies like China, sending them back to back on the ideological level.
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NOTorn in Beijing in 1957, son of the famous Chinese poet Ai Qing (艾青), Ai Weiwei (艾未未) is considered one of the greatest contemporary artists. Known worldwide for having created revolutionary works, both artistically and politically, he became a major figure in the opposition to Chinese power. Defining himself as a “post-impressionist”, he was influenced by Van Gogh. Painting also allowed him to escape the communist reality which, he said, was for him only a “permanent disaster”. Some of his works will be presented in the fall at the Musée Guimet in Paris. His father, Ai Qing, was close to Mao Zedong and China’s most prized poet until his disgrace in 1957 during the anti-right campaign. In his book, 1000 years of joys and p…
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