Never sorry examines the complex intersection of artistic practice and social activism as seen through the life and art of chinas preeminent contemporary artist. Participants should submit their digital protest by uploading to the official ai weiwei. A documentary reveals the remarkable chinese artist ai weiwei to be a mysterious, opaque figure. Never sorry is the inside story of a dissident for the digital age who inspires global audiences and blurs the boundaries of art and politics.
Sundance 2012, klaymans compelling documentary portrait is the inside story. In recent years, ai has garnered international attention as much. Firsttime director alison klayman gained unprecedented access to ai while working as a journalist in china. Wait 5 sec to load movie before clicking on player logo. In december 2008 a 24yearold american, alison klayman, as a favor to a friend, started videotaping the chinese artist ai weiwei. Alison klayman on filming ai weiwei independent lens pbs. Ai weiwei is known for many things great architecture, subversive inyourface art, and political activism. China should be thankful that they have ai weiwei as a chinese artist, who care about the country, like other active. Never sorry is able to provide a much more intimate understanding of ai weiwei s character and motivations than a short news story can, and it hopefully means. Never sorry 2012 starring ai weiwei on dvd and bluray. Recommended not only to artists, but anyone looking for a good documentary. I show this movie every year to my high school freshmen studying dystopia and associated power issues including censorship in english i. Never sorry follows the famous artist around the world as he repeatedly irks chinese.
Never sorry examines the complex intersection of artistic practice and social activism as seen through the life and art of chinas preeminent. Beijing ai weiwei the chinese artist and activist is wearing his favorite tshirt. He has also called for greater transparency on the part of the chinese state. Description this is a documentary that chronicles artist. Ai weiwei s deft use of social media has made him one of the most wellknown artists and dissidents in the world. Never sorry is the first featurelength film about the internationally renowned chinese artist and activist, ai weiwei. Superstar artistactivist ai weiwei remains elusive on film until now. Never sorry 2012 if the movie does not work, please try to stream it with another source under the video player. In recent years, ai has garnered international attention as much for his ambitious artwork as his political provocations. Never sorry captures ai weiwei s transformation from artist to political dissident. Director alison klayman chronicles the complexities of ai s life for three years, beginning with his rise to public prominence via blog and twitter after he questioned the deaths of more than 5,000. Never sorry in china, a persistant thorn in the states side ai weiwei. Stretched over his ample belly is a photograph of himself. As a sequel to ai weiwei s film lao ma ti hua, the film so sorry named after the artists 2009 exhibition in munich, germany shows the beginnings of the tension between ai weiwei.
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