'Ai Weiwei: Never Sorry' documentary to be screened

By Staff on Sept. 18, 2012, 4:52 p.m.

In advance of the anticipated Wednesday, Oct. 10, visit to the Princeton campus by Chinese artist and activist Ai Weiwei, the Woodrow Wilson School of Public and International Affairs will host a screening of the newly released documentary "Ai Weiwei: Never Sorry" at 4:30 p.m. Monday, Oct. 1, in both Dodds Auditorium and Bowl 016, Robertson Hall. The film's director, Alison Klayman, will participate in a Q&A following the screening.

An installation of 12 monumental sculptures by the renowned Chinese artist and social activist Ai Weiwei will be on view at Princeton University for one year beginning Wednesday, Aug. 1. The artist's "Circle of Animals/Zodiac Heads" will be located at Scudder Plaza in front of Robertson Hall, home of the Woodrow Wilson School of Public and International Affairs.

Conference examines campus security .

Marking the one-year anniversary of the fatal shootings at Virginia Tech, public safety professionals will explore progress and continuing questions related to campus security in a conference set for 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Friday, April 18, in Dodds Auditorium, Robertson Hall.

Panel to focus on women leaders on international scene .

A panel discussion on "Women Leaders in International Relations and Peace Building" is set for 4:30 p.m. Thursday, Dec. 3, in Dodds Auditorium, Robertson Hall.

U.S. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice to speak, Sept. 30 .

U.S. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice has accepted an invitation to deliver the keynote address on Friday, Sept. 30, opening a year of celebrations marking the 75th anniversary of Princeton University's Woodrow Wilson School of Public and International Affairs.

Princeton University Commencement to be held June 2 .

Members of the news media who wish to attend any of Princeton University's 2015 graduation ceremonies Sunday through Tuesday, May 31-June 2, must contact the University's Office of Communications no later than 3 p.m. Wednesday, May 27, to request credentials.

Rubenstein to discuss global economic leadership, March 31 .

David M. Rubenstein, co-founder and managing director of the Carlyle Group, will explore the topic "Is America's Global Economic Leadership a Relic of the 20th Century?" in this year's G.S. Beckwith Gilbert '63 Lecture on Wednesday, March 31, on the Princeton University campus.

Video feature: Visually capturing the installation of Ai Weiwei sculptures on campus .

How do you capture the work it takes to install 12 dramatic sculptures depicting the Chinese zodiac? When "Circle of Animals/Zodiac Heads" by Chinese artist Ai Weiwei was set up on Scudder Plaza on the Princeton campus on July 30 and 31, a photography crew recorded a series of time-lapse sequences of the installation from more than 50 angles with three cameras, some of them firing simultaneously. In all, the cameras took 3,315 images.