Ahead of his largest-ever exhibition in the U.S., the dissident artist reflects on collecting jade and living below ground.

“I’m like a shattered mirror,” the artist Ai Weiwei tells W one morning in a cozy corner of the Seattle Art Museum (SAM), ...

Legendary dissident artist Ai Weiwei is taking over Seattle Art Museum (and beyond) for an extended run, showcasing sharply ...

Joining a growing number of publications that have sought to reexamine China’s socialist legacy, two new books examine the ways in which contemporary art practice and discourse reengaged the social ...

Visitors can also dive deeper into Ai’s philosophy through two of his books, Humanity and Weiwei-isms, published by No More ...

The first Ai Weiwei retrospective in the U.S. in over a decade is now on display at the Seattle Art Museum. The show features ...

Ai Weiwei first deployed Lego bricks as an art medium in 2014 when he used them to create portraits of political prisoners. Now a key element of his practice, Lego will also feature heavily in the ...

A vandal smashed up a sculpture by Chinese dissident artist Ai Weiwei during the private opening ... to be known for ...

His art transformed as well ... He is never afraid and never apologetic. In his works, Ai Weiwei often highlights political hypocrisy, corruption, and the abuse of power. Read on to learn more ...