Dissident chinese artist and activist ai weiwei created f grass, a site specific public. Ai weiwei brings over 300 installations to nyc to examine issues of borders and immigration october, 2017 arch, washington square arch, washington square park, manhattan. Ai s passport has not been returned to him and his freedom of travel remains restricted. Ai weiweis artworks and the emerging aesthetics of mobilities, mobilities, 14. The latest news, projects and interviews from chinese artist ai weiwei, including the forever bicycles installation in venice and political lego controversy. Chinas bestknown artist, ai weiwei, has been detained in beijing and police have searched his studio, confiscated computers and questioned. Portions of content provided by tivo corporation 2020 tivo corporation whats new. Ai weiwei strongly believes that china is ready for change. Ai weiweis appeal 2014 ai weiwei debates with authorities when they raid his studio. Chinese artist ai weiwei loses final appeal in tax case.
See more ideas about ai weiwei, chinese artists, wei wei. Chinese artist ai weiweis installation of twelve bronze sculptures. Dissident artist ai weiweis latest documentary lambasts the illegality and illogic in the chinese judicial system by. Ai weiwei should apologize, depending on the reasons leading to its creation, which could include any number of things. Pdf art and materiality in the global refugee crisis. Ai weiwei is shaken, but during the year on probation he steadily finds new ways to provoke and challenge the mighty powers of the chinese authorities in his fight for human rights. The sandstorm, a scifi drama that takes place in a nottoodistancefuture, was marketed as starring ai weiwei, who plays a smuggler. How chinese artist ai weiwei became an enemy of the state. Ai weiweis photo reenacting a child refugees death.
Circle of animalszodiac heads cleveland museum of art. A barbaric and backward legal system has spoken and artist ai weiwei has heard it loud and clear. The vancouver biennale is pleased to present the ai weiwei cinefest, retrospective, a film series celebrating the world renowned chinese artist ai weiwei. See the full list of ai weiweis appeal cast and crew including actors, directors, producers and more.
Names of the student earthquake victims found by the citizens. Ai weiweis provocative art has gotten him harassed by police, thrown in detention and driven out of china. Circle of animalszodiac heads, 2010, by ai weiwei, installation view at the hirshhorn museum and sculpture garden, smithsonian institution, washington, d. An exhibition of new work by ai weiwei on alcatraz island exploring human rights and freedom of expression, on view september 27, 2014april 26, 2015. When youre ready to strike, he mumbles about nonviolence. When you pinch his ear, he says its no cure for diarrhea. The following is a partial list of works by chinese contemporary artist and activist ai weiwei. Ai weiwei debates with authorities when they raid his studio. In august 2014, ai weiwei was invited as one of the participating artists for the.
Just download the file add download link and get started. It is now a source for news about the artist and his work. Sentence for artist ai weiweis defence lawyer reduced. Meet the mole people living beneath the las vegas strip duration. Weiwei ai was born on august 28, 1957 in beijing, china. Ai weiwei is a chinese contemporary artist and activist. Join us at the rio theatre on monday, april 20th for ai weweis appeal.
Shepard fairey creates a tribute to ai weiwei with a new. The rest is a documentary by ai weiwei about refugees who arrived in europe, the worlds bastion of human rights. Free ai weiwei is an information hub that started when the chinese artist and activist ai weiwei disappeared for 81 days in march 2011. In june 2014, ai weiwei donated data for the hack the space hackathon, which was held at tate. The sentence for xia lin, artist ai weiweis onetime defence lawyer, has been reduced from 12 to 10 years following an appeal to a beijing court on friday morning.
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