Ai Weiwei, a global artist, researcher, and thinker, explores diverse subjects, from the 2008 Chinese earthquake to refugee crises. His art combines craftsmanship and conceptual creativity, addressing economic, political, and social forces. Through installations, sculptures, films, and photographs, he highlights universal symbols and societal issues. Ai Weiwei is an influential cultural figure and advocate for free expression worldwide.
Born in Beijing in 1957, Ai Weiwei now resides in Portugal. His major solo exhibitions span across the globe, from Vienna to London. He has collaborated on architectural projects like the 2012 Serpentine Pavilion and the Beijing Olympic Stadium in 2008.
His numerous awards include the Chinese Contemporary Art Awards’ lifetime achievement award in 2008 and the Václav Havel Prize for Creative Dissent in 2012. He was named Honorary Academician at the Royal Academy of Arts in London in 2011.
Ai Weiwei’s work resonates globally, transcending cultural and political boundaries. As a leading cultural figure, he continues to inspire through his thought-provoking art and unwavering commitment to human rights.
18 February 2015 • Staff
Chinese artist and activist Ai Weiwei has collaborated with British phone accessory company goo.ey and Amnesty International to create a series of 176 smartphone cases printed with his Lego portraits of prisoners of conscience: people jailed or exiled for their political or religious beliefs, race, or sexual orientation.
3 January 2015 • Staff
Rubens | Goya | Barbara Hepworth | Joseph Cornell | Ai Weiwei | Charles And Ray Eames | Eddie Peake | Alexander Calder
30 December 2014 • Staff
Chinese artist Ai Weiwei has unveiled his latest public installation at the Vancouver Biennale in the Harbour Green Park. F… Read More
30 September 2014 • Mark Westall
Blenheim Art Foundation is launching tomorrow Wednesday 1st October with the most extensive UK exhibition to date by probably one of the most important artists alive today Ai Weiwei.
30 September 2014 • Mark Westall
All images Jan Stürmann The Chinese artist Ai Weiwei is internationally renowned for work that defies the distinction between art… Read More
14 August 2014 • Mark Westall
WIN a pack of Artists’ Trump Cards
14 August 2014 • Mark Westall
You can now pit your favourite artists against each other,
13 June 2014 • Mark Westall
Ai Weiwei has made available a unique dataset using the names of victims of the 2008 Sichuan earthquake in China for the art hackathon at Tate Modern
26 May 2014 • Tabish Khan
Tabish Khan brings you five art exhibitions in London that you should visit during the week. Each one comes with a concise review to help you decide whether it’s for you.
22 May 2014 • Staff
Two great exhibitions from two of the biggest names in art Ai Weiwei and Richard Long opening tonight ..
2 May 2014 • Mark Westall
YSP has just announced an exhibition by Ai Weiwei
15 April 2014 • Mark Westall
Ai Weiwei has created a monumental new installation of bicycles
3 April 2014 • Mark Westall
ART NEWS: Ai Weiwei in Science Fiction Movie
24 March 2014 • Mark Westall
DON’T MISS: FULL SCREEN a group show on smart watches curated by Aram Bartholl
25 February 2014 • Mark Westall
VIDEO: Draw on the Moon | Ai Weiwei and Olafur Eliassons’ Interactive Art Project
18 February 2014 • Mark Westall
Ai Weiwei vase worth $1m smashed in artist protest
14 February 2014 • Mark Westall
Wear art on your wrist! A group show on very big and very small screens!
8 December 2013 • Mark Westall
A new website devoted to Ai Weiwei’s seminal artwork Sunflower Seeds has been launched.
14 November 2013 • Mark Westall
Which contemporary artworks best capture the zeitgeist of the late 20th and early 21st centuries?
6 November 2013 • Mark Westall
Artist Ai Weiwei has announced plans for a show of work at the former prison island Alcatraz
29 October 2013 • Mark Westall
Previously a milk depository, the Dairy Art Centre in London shows the cream of contemporary-art from around the world.
28 October 2013 • Mark Westall
WIN The Chinese Art Book from Phaidon
23 May 2013 • Mark Westall
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