Ai Weiwei criticises ‘fragile’ state of Western democracy following Sky News interview
about 3 months ago (02/06/2024)
Ai Weiwei criticises ‘fragile’ state of Western democracy following Sky News interview Art market Museums & heritage Exhibitions Books Podcasts Columns Technology Adventures with Van Gogh Search Search Artists news Ai Weiwei criticises ‘fragile’ state of Western democracy following Sky News interview The dissident artist argues that restrictions manifest more subtly in Europe and the US Gareth Harris 6 February 2024 Share Ai tells The Art Newspaper that the idea that "the West embodied greater freedom of speech and press" is an illusion Courtesy skynews.com The Chinese artist and activist Ai Weiwei has gone into more detail about his views on censorship in the West after telling Sky News in an interview at the weekend that “in universities, in the media, political sector, everywhere—you cannot talk about the truth”. In the interview, Ai referred to the reported suspension of professor Tomasz Skiba from New York University following social media posts related to the Israel-Hamas war. In the television interview, Ai also discussed the cancellation of his exhibition at Lisson Gallery last year following his controversial statement on social media relating to the Israel-Hamas war.