Episode 15: Was Ai Wei Wei the artist of the decade (2010 – 2019)?

(Originally recorded November 20, 2019) A legendary political and cultural dissident, artist Ai Wei Wei was too big for China to kill. Exiled outside of the People’s Republic, he spent the decade of the “The Teens” making art and standing as a beacon of hope against oppression. But is his art really that great and is his stance making a difference enough to make him the artist of the decade?