On July 11, 2025, Zeit Magazin invited Ai Weiwei to contribute a few short reflections on the prompt “What I would have liked to know about Germany earlier” for an upcoming summer issue column. The artist subsequently wrote and submitted the piece. After being shown a shortened and edited version, he was later informed that Zeit Magazin had reviewed the column, canceled its publication, and commissioned new contributions from other writers instead. You can now read aiww’s original reflections in full on Hyperallergic. Visit the link in our bio for the article. . . . Ai Weiwei, “Study of Perspective - Reichstag, Berlin” (1999) (image courtesy Ai Weiwei Studio) #AiWeiwei #Germany