Ai Weiwei (1957) - photo 1

Ai Weiwei

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.

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Date and place of birt:28 august 1957, Beijing, China
Nationality:United Kingdom, Germany, China
Period of activity: XX, XXI century
Specialization:Architect, Artist, Photographer, Sculptor
Art style:Conceptual art, Contemporary art

Creators United Kingdom

Henry Clarence Whaite (1828 - 1912)
Henry Clarence Whaite
1828 - 1912
Thomas Edward Lawrence (1888 - 1935)
Thomas Edward Lawrence
1888 - 1935
Igor Ustinov (1956)
Igor Ustinov
1956
Nigel Cooke (1973)
Nigel Cooke
1973
Simon Nicholson (1934 - 1990)
Simon Nicholson
1934 - 1990
J.O. Banks (1856 - 1873)
J.O. Banks
1856 - 1873
Charles Haslewood Shannon (1863 - 1937)
Charles Haslewood Shannon
1863 - 1937
Orazio Gentileschi (1563 - 1639)
Orazio Gentileschi
1563 - 1639
Duncan Max Meldrum (1875 - 1955)
Duncan Max Meldrum
1875 - 1955
John Dollman (1851 - 1934)
John Dollman
1851 - 1934
Agostino Brunias (1730 - 1796)
Agostino Brunias
1730 - 1796
John Bale (1495 - 1563)
John Bale
1495 - 1563
John Bridge (1755 - 1834)
John Bridge
1755 - 1834
Henry Collen (1797 - 1879)
Henry Collen
1797 - 1879
Walter Crane (1845 - 1915)
Walter Crane
1845 - 1915
Ernest William Christmas (1863 - 1918)
Ernest William Christmas
1863 - 1918

Creators Conceptual art

Jürgen Peters (1936 - 1996)
Jürgen Peters
1936 - 1996
Ralph Bacerra (1938 - 2008)
Ralph Bacerra
1938 - 2008
Riva Helfond (1910 - 2002)
Riva Helfond
1910 - 2002
Nick Mauss (1980)
Nick Mauss
1980
Jacobus Cornelis Johannes van der Heyden (1928 - 2012)
Jacobus Cornelis Johannes van der Heyden
1928 - 2012
Mie Olise Kjaergaard (1974)
Mie Olise Kjaergaard
1974
Maja Jiranek (1959)
Maja Jiranek
1959
Yuri Vasilievich Balanovsky (1914 - 1984)
Yuri Vasilievich Balanovsky
1914 - 1984
Volker Grahn (1941)
Volker Grahn
1941
Norbert von Padberg (1957)
Norbert von Padberg
1957
Jock Sturges (1947)
Jock Sturges
1947
Wladyslaw Jackiewicz (1924 - 2016)
Wladyslaw Jackiewicz
1924 - 2016
Robert Gibbings (1889 - 1958)
Robert Gibbings
1889 - 1958
Jonathan Chapline (1987)
Jonathan Chapline
1987
Pietro Melandri (1885 - 1976)
Pietro Melandri
1885 - 1976
Normunds Braslins (1962)
Normunds Braslins
1962