NEW YORK (AP) — Ai Weiwei, the Chinese artist and dissident who believes it his job to be “incorrect,” was hard at work Tuesday night during an appearance at The Town Hall in Manhattan.
“I really like to make trouble,” Ai said during a 50-minute conversation-sparring match with author-interviewer Mira Jacob, during which he was as likely to question the question as he was to answer it.
The event was presented by PEN America, part of the literary and free expression organization's PEN Out Loud series.
Ai was in New York to discuss his new book, the graphic memoir “Zodiac,” structured around the animals of the Chinese zodiac, with additional references to cats.
The book was not initiated by him, Ai said, and he was to let others do most of the work.
Persons:
— Ai Weiwei, ”, “, ” Ai, Mira Jacob, Ai, Gianluca Costantini, Jacobs
Organizations:
PEN America, ”, Ten Speed Press, Chinese Communist Party
Locations:
Manhattan, New York, Portugal, Germany, Britain, China, London, Israel, United States