News and Features
‘Human Flow’: Ai Weiwei’s Documentary Film Records the Refugee Crisis
Ai Weiwei approached shooting 'Human Flow' with the idea that he would take advantage of modern filmmaking tools such as camera phones and drones...
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‘Human Flow:’ Ai Weiwei Tracks the Global Refugee Crisis
"What began as a small project to tell individual stories ultimately became a massive documentary for the first-time feature filmmaker."
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‘Hansel & Gretel’ Video Installation Explores the Impact of Surveillance
In this age of surveillance and social media, we're all Hansel and Gretel, leaving digital breadcrumbs in our wake wherever we go.
Video Edge
‘Hansel & Gretel:’ Video Installation Explores the Impact of Surveillance
"It's very interesting that in such a big crowd, in such a massive city, our characters can be captured by digital pixels."
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‘Ai Weiwei Drifting’ Documents a Year With the Artist/Activist
"Ai Weiwei is restless, always keen to get to work, out and about every day, and always on the move."
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‘Hansel and Gretel’ (and Ai WeiWei): Exploring and Exposing the Reaches of Surveillance
"In an age of constant scrutiny and data storage beyond the knowledge and control of ordinary citizens, 'Hansel and Gretel' is perhaps less fantastical...
Video Edge
Ai Weiwei Exhibit Viewable in 360 Degrees with Immersive Experience
“There is huge potential in bringing together the arts and technology to reach wider audiences,” says Fiona Morris, creative director and CEO of The...
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Watch Laura Poitras’ Short Documentary on Ai Wei Wei and ‘The Art of Dissent’
Laura Poitras (Citizenfour) documents activist artist Ai Wei-Wei and Edward Snowden confidant Jacob Applebaum as they collaborate on a new piece called “Panda to...
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‘Ai Weiwei: The Fake Case’: Carefully Documenting the Dissident Artist
Ai Weiwei’s international prominence increased significantly after Chinese authorities arrested him in the spring of 2011, but Danish filmmaker Andreas Johnsen was already in...