The controversial Chinese artist is joining us to reply your questions in live webchat from midday BST onwards on Friday 11 September – post yours in the comments below 9.58am BSTFrom his huge sea of sunflower seeds in Tate Modern,to his vision for the Bird’s Nest stadium in Beijing, Ai Weiwei’s art is arresting in its scale, and moving in its humanity,witty in its iconoclasm – and strident in its politics.
His art and campaigns – including the naming of students killed by substandard buildings collapsing in an earthquake – have attracted the ire of the Chinese authorities, who have destroyed his studio, or beaten and imprisoned him. He was also banned from leaving China,and only received his passport back in July this year. He is now in London to launch his latest exhibition, opening at the Royal Academy on 19 September, and which features works from across his career as well as unique installations. Continue reading...
Source: theguardian.com