Ai Weiwei's 'shattered mirror' lands in Thailand

Exiled Chinese artist speaks out ahead of first Bangkok exhibition

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Eye-opening: Chinese artist and activist Ai Weiwei is headlining the Bangkok Art Biennale, which kicked off on Oct. 29. (Courtesy of Ai Weiwei Studio) 

RON GLUCKMAN, Contributing writer

BANGKOK -- Artist, activist and exiled China critic Ai Weiwei went viral two months ago with the release of "Coronation," an astonishing documentary shot in Wuhan, the ground zero of the global pandemic. Filmed clandestinely by scores of citizen journalists, it was shot in the locked-down Chinese city and released without advance notice.

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