Dissident Chinese artist made secret film about Wuhan during China’s coronavirus lockdown
Ai Weiwei has called attention to human rights violations and government corruption in China
By
Frank Miles | Fox News
Dissident Chinese artist
Ai Weiwei made a secret film called "
Coronation" in
Wuhan, the central Chinese city that became the origin of the
coronavirus pandemic, during its strict lockdown.
The internationally known artist, who has called attention to human rights violations and government corruption in
China with his work, said he had a camera team on the ground filming for the duration of the quarantine in the city where health experts say COVID-19 first emerged last year.
“China has assumed the status of superpower on the global stage, yet it remains poorly understood by other nations,” reads a
statement on the artist’s official website. “Through the lens of the pandemic, ‘Coronation’ clearly depicts the Chinese crisis management and social control machine — through surveillance, ideological brainwashing, and brute determination to control every aspect of society.”..
