Ai Weiwei has been acclaimed worldwide for his rebellious artwork aimed at the Chinese authorities, but in his home country he's faced imprisonment and censorship, and even been banned from leaving.
Tonight's Dateline at 9.30pm on SBS ONE speaks to him about the high price being paid for freedom of expression in China and his determination to keep fighting.
Other artists have faced violent attack and eviction from their homes, but Dateline shows that it hasn't stopped a nomadic underground arts scene from thriving.
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How long can it escape the attention of the authorities? And just how far are the artists prepared to go to in the name of freedom?
Watch the story tonight at 9.30pm on SBS ONE, and read more now on the Dateline website.
