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Ai Weiwei: Sewing a Button (2026)
Directed by Ai Weiwei
· 11h 00m
Fifteen years ago, Ai Weiwei was secretly detained without any formal charges by Public Security in China. For 81 days, he lived in a single cell, eating his meals, washing and exercising between interrogations. Now Ai Weiwei presents Sewing a Button – a day-long live performance work re-enacting this brutal, life-changing experience. Sewing a Button condenses the artist's detention into 24 hours, inviting audiences to bear witness to his experience live at Manchester's Aviva Studios. In a re-creation of his cell, he will sleep, eat, write and wash – sometimes, he will be interrogated. Unsettling and provocative, Sewing a Button exposes the fragility of personal freedoms in today’s uncertain world.
Cast
Ai Weiwei
Crew
- Director
- Ai Weiwei
Details
- Release date
- 2026-07-04
- Runtime
- 11h 00m
- Original language
- EN
- Countries
- United Kingdom
- Production
- Factory International