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‘Politicians always profit from fear’: Ai Weiwei on how the coronavirus pandemic will heighten political turmoil, and the role artists should play

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Diana Jean Schemo

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May 7, 2020

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WSJ. Magazine 2016 Innovator Awards - Arrivals — NEW YORK, NY - NOVEMBER 02: Honoree and Artist Ai Weiwei attends the WSJ Magazine 2016 Innovator Awards at Museum of Modern Art on November 2, 2016 in New York City. (Photo by Nicholas Hunt/Getty Images for WSJ. Magazine Innovators Awards)

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