VAN HAM Kunstauktionen GmbH
Contemporary Sculptures — A1141: Three-dimensional
23.06.2022 18:00 UTC +01:002022-06-23T18:00:00+02:00Germany, Köln, Hitzelerstr. 2VAN HAM Kunstauktionen GmbH
Köln,
Germany
Lot 53 Ai Weiwei
Ai Weiwei (1957) 
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.
