
An account of the many tribulations that Chinese artist Ai Weiwei, known for his subversive art and political activism, endured between 2008 and 2011, from his rise to world fame via the Internet to his highly publicized arrest due to his frequent and daring confrontations with the Chinese authorities.

as Self - Artist

as Self - Artist

as Self - Sculptor

as Self - Magazine Publisher

as Self - Art Gallerist

as Self - UCCA Museum Director

as Self - Art Curator

as Self - Journalist

as Self - Sichuan Earthquake Volunteer

as Self - Sichuan Earthquake Volunteer

as Self - Filmmaker

as Self - Writer

as Self - Weiwei's Brother

as Self - Musician

as Self - Weiwei's Blog Translator

as Self - Weiwei's Wife

as Self - Art Assistant

as Self - Haus der Kunst Director

as Self - Weiwei's Mother

as Self - Weiwei's Videographer

as Self - Artist

as Self - Performance Artist

as Self - Photographer

as Self - Performance Artist

as Self - Weiwei's Son

as Self - Lao's Mother

as Self - Tate Modern Chief Curator

as Self - Sichuan Earthquake Activist (archive footage)

as Self - TV Host (archive footage)

as Self - US Military Officer (archive footage)

as Self - Performance Artist (archive footage)

as Self - Writer (archive footage)

as Self - Politician (archive footage)