Ai Weiwei and Brook Andrew to headline 21st Biennale of Sydney
6 April 2017 • Syndicate
Japanese artistic director Mami Kataoka announces preliminary lineup of 21 artists, including Australians Yasmin Smith and George Tjungurrayi
Tag: Asia Pacific
V&A brings Japanese craftsmanship back to life for gallery reopening
2 November 2015 • Mark Westall
From 700-year-old swords and 19th-century ‘living doll’ to Hello Kitty cooker, army of conservators have painstaking revived museum collection
UK denies Ai Weiwei full business visa based on disputed ‘criminal’ history
30 July 2015 • Mark Westall
British embassy officials say celebrated Chinese artist failed to declare his record on application – but supporters say he was never actually charged with a crime
A history of Sony’s successes and failures
20 December 2014 • Mark Westall
Founded in 1946, the Japanese company has broken Hollywood, changed the world of music and invented the robot dog, but it wasn’t always plain sailing
British Museum snaps up historic scroll depicting birth of modern Japan
2 April 2013 • Mark Westall
Hand-painted scroll, which depicts arrival of US fleet in 1854, pokes fun at American etiquette during expedition to Japan
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
Ai Weiwei ordered to switch off studio webcams
6 April 2012 • Mark Westall
Chinese activist and artist turns off live feed from cameras he installed in his home, after authorities object
Artist Ai Weiwei released on bail by Chinese police
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
Ai Weiwei in ‘good physical health but mentally conflicted’
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