Ai Weiwei: Life is in Danger Every Day

In this powerful interview Ai Weiwei talks about his art, his life and his reasons for still fighting the Chinese system. ‘I don’t believe people who say they are not scared, even you put them in prison, he says.

Ai Weiwei talks about his father, how he was put into prison and how he is still convinced that fighting the Chinese system is necessary. We hear how Ai Weiwei works with Chinese cultural tradition in his art and his thoughts about the future of China.

video from the Louisiana Museum of Modern Art, interview by Christian Lund