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

In many ways, art cannot be separated from the political environment of its time. As discussed in previous columns, artwork is used as a vehicle for protest everywhere—from Ai Weiwei’s ...

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The response to the Chinese artist's exhibition on Alcatraz island, when former prisoners of conscience and the families of those still detained sent postcards to Ai Weiwei. The story of artist Ai ...

Over the past several decades, Chinese artist Ai Weiwei has become ... Weiwei’s work was a call to join his protest and fight systemic injustice. Ai Weiwei, however, was not pleased with the ...

Ahead of his major show at London’s Design Museum, Chinese artist Ai Weiwei has unveiled a homage to Impressionist painter, Claude Monet, constructed entirely of Lego. The piece, titled Water Lilies ...

AI WEIWEI RESPONDS ... about the dissident artist and other historically sensitive topics implicating the Chinese government. In a statement to Hyperallergic, Ai Weiwei said, "Ultimately, no ...

GENEVA – Chinese dissident artist Ai Weiwei was barred from entering Switzerland over a lack of proper travel documents, police said on Feb 11, as the artist described being deported from Zurich ...

Chinese artist Ai Weiwei was barred from entering Switzerland on Monday because he was unable to produce a visa. According to an Instagram post by Ai Weiwei, he spent the night from Monday to ...

Chinese dissident artist Ai Weiwei was denied entry into Switzerland at Zurich airport due to missing travel documents, police confirmed. Ai, who arrived from London, spent the night in the ...