Episode #40, Part II

Amale Andraos, Dean of Columbia GSAPP, and Carol Becker, Dean of Columbia School of the Arts, speak with the renowned artist and activist Ai Weiwei. This is the first part of a conversation recorded at a public event co-hosted by the two schools at Columbia University on October 5, 2017.

“How can you be creative if you don’t have enough patience or understanding to give enough attention to what is happening? If you don’t know the meaning, it is very hard to encourage someone to be creative.”
—Ai Weiwei

The event took place on the occasion of the opening of Ai Weiwei’s large-scale installation throughout New York City, Good Fences Make Good Neighbours, organized by the Public Art Fund.

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