Who’s Afraid of Ai Weiwei? Repression and Resistance in Recent Chinese Art

Presented by Albert Godetsky

When Chinese authorities arrested Ai Weiwei in 2011, the graffiti artist – Tangerine (Tang Chen), stencilled his image, Banksy-like, thousands of times all over Hong Kong, with the question ‘Who’s afraid of Ai Weiwei?’ Ai became the best-known symbol of resistance to Chinese repression, but many of his friends and peers risked the wrath of the Chinese state. In addition to Ai himself, the lecture examines the coded resistance of Ai’s friends in the Beijing East Village art community.

Dates and Locations

Friday 10 July 2026 Brisbane River (QLD)

Monday 13 July 2026 Northern Rivers (NSW)

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