Ai Weiwei, "Han Dynasty Urn with Coca-Cola Logo" (2014) (all images courtesy Ai Weiwei Studio) CAMBRIDGE, England — Why is it so difficult to write about Ai Weiwei? I begin to discover the answer as I ...
An autobiography in pictures: photographs taken by Ai Weiwei that capture his emergence as the uniquely provocative artist that he is today. Ai Weiwei: Beijing Photographs 1993-2003 is an ...
“I refuse to accept the idea that the state’s authority can’t be opposed, challenged, or interrogated. In the face of power, I would always be at a disadvantage, I knew, but I was a born contrarian, ...
Last October, I mentioned Ai Weiwei, but was perhaps insufficiently sympathetic. At best, his art bursts with loud, defiant, and impossible to ignore courage. He has detractors, for sure, but ...
The exhibition showcases the artist’s pixel-like LEGO wall works of reimagined classic paintings and headline news that question the construction of our very reality. Ai Weiwei, The U.S. Navy ...
Mark Kitchell's "A Fierce Green Fire," Alison Klayman's "Ai Weiwei: Never Sorry" and "Bones Brigade: An Autobiography," directed by Stacy Peralta among titles to secure lineup slots. By Stuart Kemp ...