Ai Weiwei

Biography

Ai Weiwei is a Chinese contemporary artist and activist. Ai grew up in the far north-west of China, where he lived under harsh conditions due to his father's exile. As an activist, he has been openly critical of the Chinese Government's stance on democracy and human rights. He investigated government corruption and cover-ups, in particular the Sichuan schools corruption scandal following the collapse of schools in the 2008 Sichuan earthquake. In 2011, Ai Weiwei was arrested at Beijing Capital International Airport on 3 April, for allegedly economic crimes. He was detained for 81 days without charge. Ai Weiwei emerged as a vital instigator in Chinese cultural development, an architect of Chinese modernism, and one of the nation's most vocal political commentators. Ai Weiwei encapsulates political conviction and his personal poetry in his many sculptures, photographs and public works. In doing this, he makes use of Chinese art forms to display the Chinese political and social issues. After being allowed to leave China in 2015, he has lived in Berlin, Germany, and, since 2019, in Cambridge, UK, with his family, working and traveling internationally.

Known For

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Ithaka

Self - Artist

Ai Weiwei: Never Sorry

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老妈蹄花

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Ai Weiwei Drifting

Eric Ravilious: Drawn to War

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Himself

« Orange mécanique », les rouages de la violence

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Vincent van Gogh Superstar

沙尘暴

Ai Weiwei: The Fake Case

Ai Weiwei: Without Fear or Favour

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Die Kunst, frei zu sein - Kreative im Exil

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光陰的故事－台灣新電影

The Chinese Lives of Uli Sigg

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Ai Weiwei - Evidence

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昆十三：批判艾未未与吴昊昊

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Why Are We Creative?

Propaganda: The Art of Selling Lies

The Rest

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Ai Weiwei en Buenos Aires

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Ai Weiwei: Yours Truly

花臉巴兒

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吃喝玩乐

Himself

Ai Weiwei: Sunflower Seeds

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Ai Weiwei's Turandot

Ai Weiwei

The Trainer