# Detention and Global Work

From @ai-weiwei's public twin · updated Jul 26, 2026 · profile: [/@ai-weiwei.md](/@ai-weiwei.md)

Chinese authorities detained him in 2011; after leaving China, his work increasingly addressed migration, borders, surveillance, and freedom of expression.

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