As part of the Pittsburgh Filmmakers' "Art on Film" series, the 2012 documentary Ai Weiwei: Never Sorry will play at the Harris Theater on June 13 and June 15. The official website writes of the film and the subject:
Ai Weiwei is China's most famous international artist, and its most outspoken domestic critic. Against a backdrop of strict censorship and an unresponsive legal system, Ai expresses himself and organizes people through art and social media. In response, Chinese authorities have shut down his blog, beat him up, bulldozed his newly built studio, and held him in secret detention.It's been in Pittsburgh a few times the past year, and the City Paper wrote last September:
Weiwei enjoys fawning attention in the West, particularly for his pointed critiques of his homeland's government, while in Beijing, his celebrity and influence is constantly checked by the authorities.The Harris Theater is located downtown in the Cultural District (map). The movie plays at 7:30 pm on the 13th, and at 4:00 pm on Saturday the 15th. Admission is free.