Ai Weiwei
Chinese · b. 1957 · Painter, Sculptor
Ai Weiwei is a Chinese contemporary artist, documentarian and activist. Ai grew up in the far northwest of China, where he lived under harsh conditions due to his father's… (Wikipedia)
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Ai Weiwei is a Chinese contemporary artist, documentarian and activist. Ai grew up in the far northwest 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 and its stance on democracy and human rights. He investigated government corruption and cover-ups, in particular the Sichuan schools corruption scandal following the collapse of "tofu-dreg schools" in the 2008 earthquake. In April 2011, Ai Weiwei was arrested at Beijing Capital International Airport for "economic crimes", and detained for 81 days without charge. Ai Weiwei emerged as a figure in Chinese cultural development, an architect of Chinese modernism, and a prominent political commentator.
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In the collections of
Berkeley Art Museum and Pacific Film ArchiveDe PontHAM Helsinki Art MuseumHessel Museum of ArtMiddelheim MuseumMinneapolis Institute of ArtMuseum of Asian ArtMuseum of Modern ArtNasher Museum of ArtNational Gallery of CanadaNational Gallery of VictoriaSan Francisco Museum of Modern Art
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conceptual art
Also known as Ai Wei Wei, Ai WeiWei, Wei-wei Ai, Weiwei Ai
Artist record compiled from: Wikidata (CC0), Getty ULAN (ODC-By), National Gallery of Art open data (CC0), MoMA collection data (CC0). See data sources & attribution.