Ai Weiwei review – the manifesto is in the medium

Royal Academy, London
In his first major show in Britain, Ai Weiwei’s reconfigured everyday objects illuminate the trials of Chinese life on a grand, dramatic scaleAi Weiwei is the world’s most famous living artist, but is this entirely because of his art? More people know of him as a fearless scourge of the Chinese government than have ever seen a single one of his works. So the very least achievement of the Royal Academy (which has had to watch in horror as Ai managed to get a visa