1957-08-28 ( 67 years old ) in Beijing, China
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 openly critical of the Chinese Government's stance on democracy and human rights. He investigated government corruption and cover-ups, in particular the Sichuan schools corruption scandal following the collapse of schools in the 2008 Sichuan earthquake. In 2011, Ai Weiwei was arrested at Beijing Capital International Airport on 3 April, for allegedly economic crimes. He was detained for 81 days without charge. Ai Weiwei emerged as a vital instigator in Chinese cultural development, an architect of Chinese modernism, and one of the nation's most vocal political commentators. Ai Weiwei encapsulates political conviction and his personal poetry in his many sculptures, photographs and public works. In doing this, he makes use of Chinese art forms to display the Chinese political and social issues. After being allowed to leave China in 2015, he has lived in Berlin, Germany, and, since 2019, in Cambridge, UK, with his family, working and traveling internationally.
Movies
Ai Weiwei's Turandot
2025-10-16
Free to Create - Artists in Exile
2024-02-13
Clockwork Orange: The Prophecy
2023-11-08
Eric Ravilious: Drawn to War
2022-07-01
Ithaka
2022-04-21
Vincent van Gogh Superstar
2019-11-05
Propaganda: The Art of Selling Lies
2019-04-28
Ai Weiwei: Yours Truly
2019-04-14
The Rest
2019-03-22
Ai Weiwei en Buenos Aires
2018-01-15
The Chinese Lives of Uli Sigg
2017-08-03
Ai Weiwei Drifting
2017-06-13
Flowers of Taipei: Taiwan New Cinema
2014-10-01
Ai Weiwei - Evidence
2014-09-01
The Sand Storm
2014-08-30
Ai Weiwei's Appeal ¥15,220,910.50
2014-01-23
Ai Weiwei: The Fake Case
2013-11-30
KUN 13: Criticizing Ai Weiwei and Wu Haohao
2012-08-21
Ai Weiwei: Never Sorry
2012-06-14
Hormone
2011-04-22
Ai Weiwei: Without Fear or Favour
2010-11-16
Ai Weiwei: Sunflower Seeds
2010-10-14
Disturbing the Peace
2009-12-31
Little Girl's Cheeks
2009-12-31
Eat, Drink and Be Merry
2003-07-01
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