Carol Yinghua Lu considers Ai Weiwei’s unprecedented visibility as a defining voice in the country’s cultural make-up. Dominic Eichler recounts his research trip through Vietnam’s Central Highlands with artist Danh Vo and photographer Pratchaya Phinthong. American writer A.M Homes talks to British artist Sarah Jones about photography, film, memory, roses, psychoanalysis, women and hair. Dan Fox explores the prolific output of Ryan Gander, which includes lectures, scripts, videos, sculptures, paintings, books, clothing, jewellery, typography, etymology, facts, fictions, borrowings and more…