A provocative work by a unique voice, this short but intense essay invites us to critically re-examine power, ideology, and the boundaries of free expression. Invisible, invasive, and widely accepted, censorship is a globalized force shaped by both commercial interests and political agendas.

Ai Weiwei – artist, activist, and one of the most influential cultural figures in the world – has direct experience of its power. In this urgent text, he cries out for free expression in an era defined by big data, mass surveillance, and intrusive new control technologies.

Ai Weiwei explores how censorship persists both in open propaganda and interventions by authoritarian regimes, as well as subtly within democratic frameworks, investigating how international companies, cultural institutions, social media, and the so-called ideologies of "freedom" have provided fertile ground for new, more insidious forms of repression.

Pages: 88, Year of Publication: 0129, Dimensions: 11x11cm