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Vanessa Thrope

Vanessa Thrope

  • Vanessa Thrope
    Art will imitate life behind bars in Ai Weiwei’s recreation of his jail cell

    The dissident artist is to spend 24 hours in a life-sized replica of the space where he was detained for 81 days by the Chinese regime

    Sun, 22 Mar 2026

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