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.

Wikipedia

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

Lucian Freud (1922 - 2011)
Lucian Freud
1922 - 2011
Cecil Kennedy (1905 - 1997)
Cecil Kennedy
1905 - 1997
Frederick Cayley Robinson (1862 - 1927)
Frederick Cayley Robinson
1862 - 1927
George Hammond Steel (1900 - 1960)
George Hammond Steel
1900 - 1960
Bill Culbert (1935 - 2019)
Bill Culbert
1935 - 2019
John Virtue (1947)
John Virtue
1947
John Tunnard (1900 - 1971)
John Tunnard
1900 - 1971
George Romney (1734 - 1802)
George Romney
1734 - 1802
Benjamin Marshall (1768 - 1835)
Benjamin Marshall
1768 - 1835
Thomas Lawrence (1769 - 1830)
Thomas Lawrence
1769 - 1830
John Everett Millais (1829 - 1896)
John Everett Millais
1829 - 1896
Cornelius Pearson (1805 - 1891)
Cornelius Pearson
1805 - 1891
Edmund Blair Leighton (1852 - 1922)
Edmund Blair Leighton
1852 - 1922
Anthony Frederick Augustus Sandys (1829 - 1904)
Anthony Frederick Augustus Sandys
1829 - 1904
Richard Long (1945)
Richard Long
1945
John Melville (1902 - 1986)
John Melville
1902 - 1986

Creators Conceptual art

Magdalo Mussio (1925 - 2006)
Magdalo Mussio
1925 - 2006
Erich Hauser (1957)
Erich Hauser
1957
José Zanine Caldas (1919 - 2001)
José Zanine Caldas
1919 - 2001
François Bauchet (1948)
François Bauchet
1948
Barbara Heé (1957)
Barbara Heé
1957
Osamu Nakajima (1937 - 2013)
Osamu Nakajima
1937 - 2013
Roy De Forest (1930 - 2007)
Roy De Forest
1930 - 2007
Cinga Samson (1986)
Cinga Samson
1986
Marc Pätzold (1974)
Marc Pätzold
1974
Wolfram Adalbert Scheffler (1956)
Wolfram Adalbert Scheffler
1956
Roger Ing (1933 - 2008)
Roger Ing
1933 - 2008
Friedrich Gräsel (1927 - 2013)
Friedrich Gräsel
1927 - 2013
Rudolf Belling (1886 - 1972)
Rudolf Belling
1886 - 1972
Candido Fior (1942 - 2021)
Candido Fior
1942 - 2021
Burkhard Held (1953)
Burkhard Held
1953
Pilar Albarracín (1968)
Pilar Albarracín
1968
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