Brutality of oppression: Ai Weiwei speaks on Gaza, China and New York City
Briefly

'Every form of power solidifies its foundation on absolute conditions, emphasising uniformity in thoughts, pathways, speech, and behavioural patterns... Contrarily, art and poetry inherently defy the pre-established restrictions of human existence, venturing into uncharted territories.'
Zodiac is the latest of many such challenges posed by Ai over the decades. Rich with metaphor, philosophical musings, and rebellious wisdom, the book is comic in the classical sense—a work of komikos in which mirth and myth, commentary and critique are all combined, and tragedy is never too far off.
Read at www.aljazeera.com
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