Ai Weiwei: 'Any artwork, if it's relevant, is political'

Artist to publish autobiography recording a century of 'China's intellectual struggle'

20210216 Ai Weiwei on Lesvos

Ai Weiwei: "Any artwork, if it's relevant, is political, or otherwise is just some kind of decoration, or for money making." (Photo provided by Ai Weiwei)

ANDREW SHARP, Nikkei Asia deputy politics and economics editor

TOKYO -- As the Chinese Communist Party celebrates its 100th anniversary this year, one of Beijing's most outspoken critics will publish a personal history that also spans a century.

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