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

They accused Ai Weiwei of “pretending to be God” which in the Sichuan dialect means to “put on an act” or “act stupid.” Twitterers, amused by the incident, began calling Ai Weiwei ...

Over the past several decades, Chinese artist Ai Weiwei has become one of the most ... In 2008, a devastating earthquake killed 87,000 people in the province of Sichuan. At least five thousand ...

Ai Weiwei is a Chinese contemporary artist and activist. Ai grew up in the far north-west of China, where he lived under harsh conditions due to his father's exile. As an activist, he has been ...