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This week, Thea Lenarduzzi and Lucy Dallas are joined by Cal Flyn, the author of \'Islands of Abandonment: Life in the post-human landscape\\u2019, to venture into the \'extreme north\' \\u2013 part place, part concept \\u2013 where sparsely populated landscapes have long offered a blank canvas on which to project hopes, dreams and neuroses; the critic En Liang Khong considers Ai Weiwei\\u2019s artistic rebellion against the Chinese state, situating its roots in the artist\'s early years and relationship with his father

\'Extreme North: A cultural history\' by Bernd Brunner, translated by Jefferson Chase

\\u20181000 Years of Joys and Sorrows: The story of two lives, one nation, and a century of art under tyranny\\u2019 by Ai WeiWei

Produced by Sophia Franklin

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