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Ai Weiwei en Buenos Aires

2018 · 23 min

A quiet, thoughtful look at how an artist thinks, drifting between conversation and phone images with an intimate, unhurried curiosity.

Directed by
Alejo Moguillansky
Starring
Ai Weiwei
Overview
The documentary registers with detail this first visit to Argentina. It's a meditation on the artistic and conceptual processes that Ai Weiwei needs to think of his art. The images dialogue between the director and his instagram, revealing an intimate side, close to the people.

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Directed by
Alejo Moguillansky
Starring
Ai Weiwei
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    • art
    • identity
    • politics
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    • big city
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    contemporary
    Audience
    adult
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    • documentary
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    • Language mild
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    Directed by
    Alejo Moguillansky
    Starring
    Ai Weiwei
    Cinematography
    Agustín Mendilaharzu, Miguel de Zuviría
    Runtime
    23 min
    Country
    Argentina

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