The AI’s responses to queries related to dissident artists and artistic freedom were terse and biased in favor of the Chinese ...

DeepSeek, a new Chinese chatbot, alarmed American political circles this week. Now, Chinese dissident artists like Ai Weiwei ...

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 ...

The Chinese artist-activist Ai Weiwei was denied entry to Switzerland and is among thousands affected by Portugal's visa ...

07 February 2025 - 15 March 2025 / Lisson Gallery (27 Bell St) / Events, Exhibition / Ai Weiwei, Lisson Gallery / ...

including the second-class National Youth Arts Award, Sichuan outstanding works Prize, and the second Asian art award. He studied at the Central Academy of Fine Arts Preparatory School. Notably, he ...

painting portraits, babysitting, and gambling. His father’s illness caused Ai Weiwei’s return to China in 1993, subsequently triggering his long-standing battle with the Communist regime.

The seizing of Ai Weiwei at Beijing airport by Chinese police on 3 April 2011 must count as the most famous arrest of any artist ever. While the ostensible charge was tax evasion, Ai’s ...

Directed by Maxim Derevianko 77 min - Italy World Premiere - Subtitled Revolutionary Chinese artist and activist Ai Weiwei ...