Artist Ai Weiwei could have had a career and a life that was easy. Maybe. After viewing Alison Klayman's documentary, Ai Weiwei: Never Sorry, it is clear that the story of his family's personal history looms large as a psychological undertone of his evolution. Catapulted to stardom as creative collaborator for the Bird's Nest -- symbol of the Chinese 2008 Olympics -- Ai Weiwei turned acclaim on its head when he declared that the games had morphed into a propaganda tool for the Communist Party. Noting that the event had forced migrants out of Beijing, while advising "ordinary citizens" they were not welcome participants, Ai Weiwei stated, "When I conceived Beijing's Bird Nest stadium, I...
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