What Ai Weiwei Thinks About the State of Athens

To celebrate Ai Weiwei's first feature exhibition at the Museum of Cycladic Art in Athens, titled Ai Weiwei at Cycladic, NOWNESS has put together an intimate video with the artist to speak about his work and approach. The controversial artist voices his feelings about the refugee situation he's observed during his time in Greece and how it's influenced his work, saying, "Somebody has to defend it ... If one person defends it, it benefits everyone." Featured in the footage above are several new p...