This article is about the artist. For the documentary film about him, see Ai Weiwei: Never Sorry.
In this Chinese name, the family name is Ai.
Ai Weiwei
Ai in 2017
Born
(1957-08-28) 28 August 1957 (age 66)
Beijing, China
Nationality
Chinese
Notable work
Sunflower Seeds Beijing National Stadium
Movement
Excessivism
Spouse
Lu Qing
Parent
Ai Qing (father)
Weiwei's voice
On the social responsibility of artists
Chinese name
Chinese
艾未未
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu Pinyin
Ài Wèiwèi
Wade–Giles
Ai4 Wei4-wei4
IPA
[âɪ wêɪ.wêɪ]
Yue: Cantonese
Yale Romanization
Ngaaih Meih-meih
Website
www.aiweiwei.com
Ai Weiwei (/ˈaɪweɪˈweɪ/ⓘEYE way-WAY; Chinese: 艾未未; pinyin: Ài Wèiwèi, IPA: [âɪ wêɪ.wêɪ]; born 28 August 1957) 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.[1] 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 "tofu-dreg schools" in the 2008 Sichuan 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 vital instigator in Chinese cultural development, an architect of Chinese modernism, and one of the nation's most vocal political commentators.[1]
Ai Weiwei encapsulates political conviction and poetry in his many sculptures, photographs, and public works. Since being allowed to leave China in 2015, he has lived in Portugal, Germany, and the United Kingdom.
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AiWeiwei (/ˈaɪweɪˈweɪ/ EYE way-WAY; Chinese: 艾未未; pinyin: ÀiWèiwèi, IPA: [âɪ wêɪ.wêɪ]; born 28 August 1957) is a Chinese contemporary artist, documentarian...
that year. In 2022, through BBC Radio, he partnered with AiWeiWei again as the narrator for Ai's memoir 1000 Years of Joys and Sorrows. In 2024, 3 Body...
prominent Chinese artist and activist AiWeiwei, who participated in designing the Beijing National Stadium, and the painter Ai Xuan. He had two daughters with...
photographic artwork created by AiWeiwei in 1995. Composed of three 148 by 121 cm black-and-white photographs, it documents Ai holding, dropping, and standing...
"AiWeiwei makes operatic debut with Turandot in Rome". news.com.au. AFP. 22 March 2022. "Rome, Turandot at the Opera House is signed by AiWeiwei, directed...
first full-scale retrospective of the work of Chinese activist and artist AiWeiwei in the United States. She was also the co-developer of the museum's Virginia...
Arts. In March 2014, Fairey created a portrait of AiWeiwei with "Friends of AiWeiwei", a group of Ai supporters who were trying to promote awareness of...
2016. "AiWeiwei to guest-edit the New Statesman". Newstatesman.com. 7 October 2012. Archived from the original on 21 October 2012. Weiwei, Ai (17 October...
refused a bulk order to Chinese artist AiWeiwei, who is openly critical of the Chinese communist government. Ai had previously used Lego bricks to build...
Week 2 – AOTW 2 – AiWeiwei, June 10, 2017 Sustainability vs Excessivism", Fauve Penketh, 2017 Your Observer, "Chinese Artist AiWeiwei Used More Than 400...
BAF launched on 1 October 2014 with the UK's largest ever exhibition by AiWeiwei. The foundation was conceived to give a vast number of people access to...
The Free AiWeiwei street art campaign was a series of protests during the PRC government's secret detention of Chinese artist AiWeiwei for 81 days in...
1000 Years of Joys and Sorrows: A Memoir is a 2021 memoir by AiWeiwei. Allan H. Barr is the translator of the English version. Crown published the book...
tribute in the Moroccan capital. In January 2016, the Chinese artist AiWeiwei posed like Kurdi by imitating his dead body as shown in the media pictures...
2009: SANAA 2010: Jean Nouvel 2011: Peter Zumthor with Piet Oudolf 2012: AiWeiwei and Herzog & de Meuron 2013: Sou Fujimoto 2014: Smiljan Radic 2015: Selgas...
Actor Award, Asian on Film Festival A Situation Yuji #aiww: The Arrest of AiWeiwei 1st Policeman / 1st Soldier 2014 Way of the Warrior Goro Short film Hollow...
graffiti that are utilized for different reasons. The face of artist AiWeiwei is one of the more well-known caricatures in the region. Journalist and...
Human Flow is a 2017 German documentary film co-produced and directed by AiWeiwei about the current global refugee crisis. In the film the viewer is taken...
en Herbe in Paris hosted "Secrets of the Studio, from Claude Monet to AiWeiwei," a retrospective of Elwes' Artist Studio paintings. These paintings transport...
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