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How was Ai Weiwei’s documentary Coronation made during the Wuhan lockdown?
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Ai Weiwei’s 2020 documentary Coronation was produced while the artist was based in Europe, where he had been living since 2015. To capture the reality of the COVID-19 pandemic's origin, Ai directed a crew of volunteers located within Wuhan. These individuals filmed the city's strict lockdown measures and documented the resulting impact on the daily lives of its residents.1