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# Ai Weiwei Talks to LA Times About Health & Life Post-prison
- URL: https://hyperallergic.com/ai-weiwei-talks-to-la-times-about-health-life-post-prison/
- Published: 2011-08-19T19:44:46.000Z
- Updated: 2025-11-24T16:02:39.000Z
- Description: The LA Times has gotten Chinese dissident artist Ai Weiwei to talk about his art, but more significantly about his detention and life after months in prison.
- Author: Hrag Vartanian
- Tags: News, #image-position-hidden, Ai Weiwei, Los Angeles Times, #wp, #wp-post, #Import 2025-11-17 09:23 (2009-2011)

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A recent photo posted on Instagram by Ai Weiwei (via instagr.am)

The *LA Times* has gotten Chinese dissident artist Ai Weiwei to talk about his art, but more significantly about his detention and life after months in prison

The paper promises a full story later today but right now they have a [summary](http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/culturemonster/2011/08/ai-weiwei-talks-about-art-his-health-and-life-out-of-prison.html?ref=hyperallergic.com) of the story. The story comes at a time when Ai’s Zodiac Heads is [unveiled](http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/culturemonster/2011/08/ai-weiwei-installation-arrives-at-lacma.html?ref=hyperallergic.com) in Los Angeles.