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Ài Wèiwèi, Weiwei Ai, Ai Wei-wei
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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.
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- wc Gender: Male
- calendar_month Birth Date: 1957-08-28
- event Death Date Unknown
- school Known for: Directing
- star Popularity: 2.7
- info Birth Place Beijing, China
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smart_display Movies and TV shows by Ai Weiwei
8.3
Ithaka
2022-04-21
7
Ai Weiwei: Never Sorry
2012-06-14
6.2
Disturbing the Peace
2009-12-31
0
Ai Weiwei Drifting
2017-06-13
0
Eric Ravilious: Drawn to War
2022-07-01
0
Ai Weiwei's Appeal ¥15,220,910.50
2014-01-23
9.5
Clockwork Orange: The Prophecy
2023-11-08
6.5
Vincent van Gogh Superstar
2019-11-05
5
The Sand Storm
2014-08-30
5
Ai Weiwei: The Fake Case
2013-11-30
6.5
Ai Weiwei: Without Fear or Favour
2010-11-16
7
Free to Create - Artists in Exile
2024-02-13
7.1
Flowers of Taipei: Taiwan New Cinema
2014-10-01
5.7
The Chinese Lives of Uli Sigg
2017-08-03
7
Hormone
2011-04-22
6
Ai Weiwei - Evidence
2014-09-01
0
KUN 13: Criticizing Ai Weiwei and Wu Haohao
2012-08-21
7.6
Why Are We Creative?: The Centipede's Dilemma
2018-09-07
6.7
Propaganda: The Art of Selling Lies
2019-04-28
5
The Rest
2019-03-22
0
Ai Weiwei en Buenos Aires
2018-01-15
8.8
Ai Weiwei: Yours Truly
2019-04-14
0
Little Girl's Cheeks
2009-12-31
7
Laogai: Prison Nation - Inside China's Ruling System
2023-03-28
0
Artsnight
2015-03-06
6.4
The Daily Show
1996-07-22
9
Bambi Awards
1948-01-01
0
Aux arts et cætera
2022-02-11
7.5
Firing Line with Margaret Hoover
2018-06-22
6
Kulturplatz
2004-09-01
6
Morgenmagazin
1992-07-19
movie_edit Directing
6
Little Girl's Cheeks
2009-12-31
6
Chang'an Boulevard
2012-01-26
6
Chang'an Boulevard
2012-01-26
6
Beijing 2003
2004-01-01
6
Disturbing the Peace
2009-12-31
6
Chang'an Boulevard
2012-01-26
6
Disturbing the Peace
2009-12-31
6
Beijing: The Second Ring
2012-01-26
6
One Recluse
2010-04-05
6
Beijing: The Third Ring
2012-01-26
6
So Sorry
2012-01-27
6
Ordos 100
2012-01-27
6
Beijing: The Second Ring
2012-01-26
6
Chang'an Boulevard
2012-01-26
6
Beijing 2003
2004-01-01
6
Fairytale
2007-09-01
6
Fairytale
2007-09-01
6
Ordos 100
2012-01-27
6
Beijing 2003
2004-01-01
6
One Recluse
2010-04-05
6
One Recluse
2010-04-05
6
One Recluse
2010-04-05
6
Beijing 2003
2004-01-01
6
Beijing: The Third Ring
2012-01-26
6
Fairytale
2007-09-01
6
So Sorry
2012-01-27
6
Beijing: The Third Ring
2012-01-26
6
Beijing: The Third Ring
2012-01-26
6
Beijing: The Second Ring
2012-01-26
6
Beijing: The Second Ring
2012-01-26
6
Little Girl's Cheeks
2009-12-31
6
Human Flow
2017-10-02
6
Rohingya
2022-09-23
6
Rohingya
2022-09-23
6
Coronation
2020-08-20
6
The Rest
2019-03-22
6
The Mala Desert
2012-11-06
6
The Mala Desert
2012-11-06
6
The Crab House
2012-11-06
6
Ping'an Yueqing
2013-01-24
6
The Crab House
2012-11-06
6
Stay Home
2013-12-01
6
Stay Home
2013-12-01
6
Sanhua
2010-10-03
6
Sanhua
2010-10-03
6
A Beautiful Life
2010-10-01
6
Opera di Roma: Turandot
2022-03-22
6
冯正虎回家
2009-12-08
6
4851
2012-12-12
6
Heaven and Earth
2016-08-11
6
Heaven and Earth
2016-08-11
6
Play of the Play
2014-01-01
6
You Know What I Mean
2014-08-22
6
Straight
2015-09-03
6
You Know What I Mean
2014-08-22
6
Discard the Old Path of Closed Doors and Rigidity and Reject Evil Attempts to Change the Party's Banner
2012-11-11
6
Eat, Drink and Be Merry
2003-07-01
6
Fukushima Art Project
2015-09-24
6
Eat, Drink and Be Merry
2003-07-01
6
Wenchuan Rebar
2013-06-06
6
Ping'an Yueqing
2013-01-24
6
Human Flow
2017-10-02
6
Jingmei Wang
2010-10-11
6
The Rest
2019-03-22
6
Ai Weiwei's Appeal ¥15,220,910.50
2014-01-23
6
Ai Weiwei's Appeal ¥15,220,910.50
2014-01-23
6
Vivos
2020-01-24
6
Vivos
2020-01-24
6
Vivos
2020-01-24
6
Ai Weiwei: Never Sorry
2012-06-14
6
Human Flow
2017-10-02
6
Ximei
2019-03-16
6
Coronation
2020-08-20
6
Cockroach
2020-12-18
6
Flower Good Moon Round
2011-01-03