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The Agony and the Ecstasy of Ai Weiwei

‘The Fake Case’

The world rallied to Ai Weiwei’s cause when he was incarcerated on trumped up charges in 2011. Now, a new documentary goes inside the activist artist's ordeal and the art that it produced.

Justin Jones

Published May 15 2014 5:45AM EDT

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Justin Jones

Justin Jones

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