Ai Weiwei to release heavy metal album
11 March 2013 • Mark Westall
Chinese artist has written nine rock-tinged tracks for music debut hot on the heels of Gangnam-style video
11 March 2013 • Mark Westall
Chinese artist has written nine rock-tinged tracks for music debut hot on the heels of Gangnam-style video
6 April 2012 • Mark Westall
Chinese activist and artist turns off live feed from cameras he installed in his home, after authorities object
19 December 2011 • Mark Westall
When the artist and human rights activist Ai Weiwei was arrested by the Chinese government in April and held in secret for 81 days, he became an international cause célèbre
23 June 2011 • Mark Westall
Ai tells the Guardian that he is in good health and back with his family after more than two months in detention
17 May 2011 • Mark Westall
Chinese authorities allow wife, Lu Qing, to visit artist and activist who had not been seen since arrest at Beijing airport on 3 April