This chapter explores the speaker's introspective journey into artistry, grappling with their sense of creativity and familial legacy. It delves into the complexities of their father's imprisonment and the speaker's regrets about missed conversations, linking personal history to their memoir writing. Through a dialogue on the challenges of artistic expression, the chapter emphasizes how personal experiences of estrangement and societal judgment shape the creative process.
Ai Weiwei joins to discuss his new memoir “1000 Years of Joys and Sorrows,” depicting a century-long epic tale of China told through a story of his family.