Chinese artist Ai Weiwei was recently barred from entering Switzerland after he was unable to produce a visitor's visa.

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

at the UTA Artist Space. The exhibition "Ai Weiwei: Life Cycle" at the Marciano features Ai's new work — a bamboo sculpture of a refugee boat carrying men, women and children. But it almost didn ...

Lily Cole and Sir Geoff Hurst Barnaby Martin’s show-stopping dispatch reveals more to Kiran Acharya than any document to date on Ai Weiwei’s place in China and the international art world and a rare ...

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 ...

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In the West, artists such as Banksy and Ai Weiwei have also tackled the refugee crisis through their art. Can local artists achieve a similar result when addressing such issues? "I can only speak ...

A vandal smashed up a sculpture by Chinese dissident artist Ai Weiwei during the private opening of his exhibition in Italy.

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

A government-sanctioned look back at the early fight against COVID-19 differs sharply from a documentary directed by artist and dissident Ai Weiwei. Artist enfant terrible Aida Makoto spoke with ...