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

Edward Feline ()
Edward Feline
Reg Butler (1913 - 1981)
Reg Butler
1913 - 1981
Frank Henry Algernon Mason (1875 - 1965)
Frank Henry Algernon Mason
1875 - 1965
James Lawton Wingate (1846 - 1924)
James Lawton Wingate
1846 - 1924
David Yarrow (1966)
David Yarrow
1966
Alan Davie (1920 - 2014)
Alan Davie
1920 - 2014
William Gawin Herdman (1805 - 1882)
William Gawin Herdman
1805 - 1882
Lowes Cato Dickinson (1819 - 1908)
Lowes Cato Dickinson
1819 - 1908
Edmund Blampied (1886 - 1966)
Edmund Blampied
1886 - 1966
Leopold Henry Radclyffe ()
Leopold Henry Radclyffe
Henry Stacy Marks (1829 - 1898)
Henry Stacy Marks
1829 - 1898
Markey Robinson (1918 - 1999)
Markey Robinson
1918 - 1999
Robert Gibbings (1889 - 1958)
Robert Gibbings
1889 - 1958
Rachel Whiteread (1963)
Rachel Whiteread
1963
Thomas Rowlandson (1757 - 1827)
Thomas Rowlandson
1757 - 1827
John Bridge (1755 - 1834)
John Bridge
1755 - 1834

Creators Conceptual art

Herman de Vries (1931)
Herman de Vries
1931
Marcel Barbeau (1925 - 2016)
Marcel Barbeau
1925 - 2016
Umberto Mariani (1936)
Umberto Mariani
1936
Richard Artschwager (1923 - 2013)
Richard Artschwager
1923 - 2013
Ran Huang (1982)
Ran Huang
1982
Joan Cornellà (1981)
Joan Cornellà
1981
Sergei Efimovich Zakharov (1900 - 1993)
Sergei Efimovich Zakharov
1900 - 1993
Klaus Hack (1966)
Klaus Hack
1966
Anne Wilhelm (1944 - 2013)
Anne Wilhelm
1944 - 2013
Dia Al-Azzawi (1939)
Dia Al-Azzawi
1939
Boris Vallejo (1941)
Boris Vallejo
1941
Dale Chihuly (1941)
Dale Chihuly
1941
Knud Agger (1895 - 1975)
Knud Agger
1895 - 1975
Nina Vasilievna Kashina (1903 - 1985)
Nina Vasilievna Kashina
1903 - 1985
Elena Skvortsova (1970)
Elena Skvortsova
1970
Leonard Matsoso (1949)
Leonard Matsoso
1949