The artist’s latest show is a staggering takedown of colonial history, warfare and the migrant crisis, featuring buttons by the tonne and richly perfumed tea ...

As a critic of the Chinese Communist Party, the artist’s ‘risk has real meaning’, but he has ‘never excelled in nuance’ ...

In addition to the downtown flagship location, Seattle Asian Art Museum and Olympic Sculpture Park will also present work from the artist, bringing the city a unique opportunity to explore the ...

Ai Weiwei, internationally famed artist and chief provocateur of the Chinese art world, opened his London Turbine Hall installation today, the eleventh, and first for an Asian artist, in the Tate’s ...

See more of our trusted coverage when you search. Prefer Newsweek on Google to see more of our trusted coverage when you search. A sculpture created by Chinese artist Ai Weiwei was smashed into pieces ...

Chinese artist Ai Weiwei has been missing for 12 days without official charge from the Chinese government. In protest, artists and activists all over the world are planning a global sit-in this Sunday ...

In 2008, artist and activist Ai Weiwei clashed with the Chinese government over its response to the deadly Sichuan earthquake ...

Visitors to the beloved Steam Room dry cleaners in Haggerston, the U.K., are being welcomed by a new work by Ai Weiwei, celebrating the Lunar New Year. The screen print, titled Guardian (2024), has ...

On Wednesday, the festival hosts the world premiere of Animality, the great Chinese artist’s latest documentary. And later today it welcomes audiences for the international premiere of Ai Weiwei’s ...

LONDON (Reuters) - Chinese artist and activist Ai Weiwei unveiled his latest large-scale project in London on Wednesday, a 15-metre-long recreation of Claude Monet's "Water Lilies" made with nearly ...

We’ve all become used to tapping any manner of information request into Google or ChatGPT and waiting just seconds to get our reply. Still, many of life’s bigger questions have no quick and easy ...

Over three decades, Sigg, a Swiss businessman and former diplomat, amassed thousands of contemporary Chinese works. Ai Weiwei calls him “my maker.” By Mercedes Hutton The Independent fair will push ...