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

Joseph Goupy (1689 - 1769)
Joseph Goupy
1689 - 1769
Richard Caton Woodville (II) (1856 - 1927)
Richard Caton Woodville (II)
1856 - 1927
Charles William Bartlett (1860 - 1940)
Charles William Bartlett
1860 - 1940
Anne Redpath (1895 - 1965)
Anne Redpath
1895 - 1965
William McTaggart (1835 - 1910)
William McTaggart
1835 - 1910
Edward Stott (1855 - 1918)
Edward Stott
1855 - 1918
Archibald Thorburn (1860 - 1935)
Archibald Thorburn
1860 - 1935
William Gawin Herdman (1805 - 1882)
William Gawin Herdman
1805 - 1882
Edward Burra (1905 - 1976)
Edward Burra
1905 - 1976
Philip Rundell (1746 - 1827)
Philip Rundell
1746 - 1827
Francis Swaine (1725 - 1782)
Francis Swaine
1725 - 1782
Cyril Power (1872 - 1951)
Cyril Power
1872 - 1951
Thomas Blinks (1860 - 1912)
Thomas Blinks
1860 - 1912
Ian Hamilton Finlay (1925 - 2006)
Ian Hamilton Finlay
1925 - 2006
Genesis Breyer (Neil) P-Orridge (Megson) (1950 - 2020)
Genesis Breyer (Neil) P-Orridge (Megson)
1950 - 2020
George Clausen (1852 - 1944)
George Clausen
1852 - 1944

Creators Conceptual art

Eduard Semenovich Gorokhovsky (1929 - 2004)
Eduard Semenovich Gorokhovsky
1929 - 2004
Susumu Kamijo (1975)
Susumu Kamijo
1975
Gerhard Merz (1947)
Gerhard Merz
1947
Jacques Doucet (1924 - 1994)
Jacques Doucet
1924 - 1994
Norman Wilkinson (1878 - 1971)
Norman Wilkinson
1878 - 1971
Cyrus Overbeck (1970)
Cyrus Overbeck
1970
Gabriel Loire (1904 - 1996)
Gabriel Loire
1904 - 1996
Mark Boyle (1934 - 2005)
Mark Boyle
1934 - 2005
Ford Beckman (1952 - 2014)
Ford Beckman
1952 - 2014
Morton Wayne Thiebaud (Thibault) (1920 - 2021)
Morton Wayne Thiebaud (Thibault)
1920 - 2021
Jessie Makinson (1985)
Jessie Makinson
1985
Dmitry Konstantinovich Sveshnikov (1912 - 1997)
Dmitry Konstantinovich Sveshnikov
1912 - 1997
Yngve Holen (1982)
Yngve Holen
1982
Peter Dreher (1932 - 2020)
Peter Dreher
1932 - 2020
Manlio Rho (1901 - 1957)
Manlio Rho
1901 - 1957
Squeak Carnwath (1947)
Squeak Carnwath
1947
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