Acclaimed artist and activist Ai Weiwei has often encountered censorship and surveillance throughout his career. Earlier this year, he published an extended essay “On Censorship.”
Here & Now‘s Scott Tong met with Weiwei at NPR’s New York studios to talk about the book.
Book excerpt: ‘On Censorship’
By Ai Weiwei
Excerpted from “On Censorship” by Ai Weiwei © 2026 Thames & Hudson Ltd, London Text and illustrations © 2026 Ai Weiwei Reprinted by permission of Thames & Hudson Inc.
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