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

John Frederick William Herschel (1792 - 1871)
John Frederick William Herschel
1792 - 1871
Li Yuan-chia (1929 - 1994)
Li Yuan-chia
1929 - 1994
Georgina Starr (1968)
Georgina Starr
1968
Herbert Thomas Dicksee (1862 - 1942)
Herbert Thomas Dicksee
1862 - 1942
John Samuel Hunt (1785 - 1865)
John Samuel Hunt
1785 - 1865
Edward Armitage (1817 - 1896)
Edward Armitage
1817 - 1896
Anthony Levett-Prinsep (1908 - 1983)
Anthony Levett-Prinsep
1908 - 1983
John Cleveley (1747 - 1786)
John Cleveley
1747 - 1786
Thomas Gainsborough (1727 - 1788)
Thomas Gainsborough
1727 - 1788
William Stroud ()
William Stroud
Reginald John (Rex) Whistler (1905 - 1944)
Reginald John (Rex) Whistler
1905 - 1944
Cuthbert Hamilton (1885 - 1959)
Cuthbert Hamilton
1885 - 1959
Thomas Houseago (1972)
Thomas Houseago
1972
Eduardo Paolozzi (1924 - 2005)
Eduardo Paolozzi
1924 - 2005
Alvin Langdon Coburn (1882 - 1966)
Alvin Langdon Coburn
1882 - 1966
Thomas More (1478 - 1535)
Thomas More
1478 - 1535

Creators Conceptual art

August Ohm (1943)
August Ohm
1943
Bernhard Sandfort (1936 - 2020)
Bernhard Sandfort
1936 - 2020
Devi Prasad Roy Chowdhury (1899 - 1975)
Devi Prasad Roy Chowdhury
1899 - 1975
Wilma Bräuner (1891 - 1985)
Wilma Bräuner
1891 - 1985
Hermann Reimer (1959)
Hermann Reimer
1959
Wang Min (1986)
Wang Min
1986
Vladimir Dmitrievich Dukhovlinov (1950)
Vladimir Dmitrievich Dukhovlinov
1950
Hermann Bartels (1928 - 1989)
Hermann Bartels
1928 - 1989
Akram Zaatari (1966)
Akram Zaatari
1966
Jürgen Bordanowicz (1944 - 2023)
Jürgen Bordanowicz
1944 - 2023
Hanne Darboven (1941 - 2009)
Hanne Darboven
1941 - 2009
Wim Delvoye (1965)
Wim Delvoye
1965
Judith Joy Ross (1946)
Judith Joy Ross
1946
Chen Ting-shih (1913 - 2002)
Chen Ting-shih
1913 - 2002
Wolfgang Werkmeister (1941)
Wolfgang Werkmeister
1941
Olga Borisovna Bogayevskaya (1915 - 2000)
Olga Borisovna Bogayevskaya
1915 - 2000
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