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Lot 583 Ai Weiwei (1957 Peking, China)
Ai Weiwei (1957) 
Moderne & Zeitgenössische Kunst | Design 
Ai Weiwei
28.08.1957
United Kingdom, Germany, China
Ai Weiwei (Chinese: 艾未未; pinyin: Ài Wèiwèi) is a Chinese contemporary artist, documentarian, and activist. Ai grew up in the far northwest of China, where he lived under harsh conditions due to his father's exile.[1] 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 "tofu-dreg schools" in the 2008 Sichuan earthquake. In 2011, Ai Weiwei was arrested at Beijing Capital International Airport on 3 April, for "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.
WETTMANN | Auktionshaus an der Ruhr
Moderne & Zeitgenössische Kunst | Design
Date: 24.05.2025 16:00 UTC +02:00
Number of lots in the catalog: 322