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1000 Years of Joys and Sorrows by Ai Weiwei Episodes

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  1. 5. Detention

    5/5 The internationally acclaimed artist and activist's memoir turns to his detention in 2011.

  2. 4. The Wenchuan Earthquake

    4/5 In his memoir the acclaimed artist and activist has an encounter with China's authorities.

  3. 3. The American Years

    3/5 The celebrated artist and activist's memoir turns to the 1980s and his years in America.

  4. 2. Paris

    2/5 The artist and activist's memoir turns to his father, poet Ai Qing, and his Paris years.

  5. 1. Growing up in Little Siberia.

    1/5 Ai Weiwei's memoir tells of a childhood spent in exile on the edge of a remote desert.