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 Scofield ()
John Scofield
Hendrick van Steenwijk II (1580 - 1649)
Hendrick van Steenwijk II
1580 - 1649
John Hassall (1868 - 1948)
John Hassall
1868 - 1948
John Frederick William Herschel (1792 - 1871)
John Frederick William Herschel
1792 - 1871
Edward Moran (1829 - 1901)
Edward Moran
1829 - 1901
Tyeb (Tayyabb) Mehta (1925 - 2009)
Tyeb (Tayyabb) Mehta
1925 - 2009
Steven Campbell (1953 - 2007)
Steven Campbell
1953 - 2007
David Shrigley (1968)
David Shrigley
1968
George Cruikshank (1792 - 1878)
George Cruikshank
1792 - 1878
James Holland (1799 - 1870)
James Holland
1799 - 1870
David Martin (1737 - 1797)
David Martin
1737 - 1797
Igor Ustinov (1956)
Igor Ustinov
1956
Sargy (Martin Oliver Henson) Mann (1937 - 2015)
Sargy (Martin Oliver Henson) Mann
1937 - 2015
Luigi Mayer (1755 - 1803)
Luigi Mayer
1755 - 1803
Phillip Rollos ()
Phillip Rollos
Edward Theodore Compton (1849 - 1921)
Edward Theodore Compton
1849 - 1921

Creators Conceptual art

Kaya Theiss (1959)
Kaya Theiss
1959
Louis Soutter (1871 - 1942)
Louis Soutter
1871 - 1942
Vitaly Feodosyevich Chernobrisov (1940 - 2022)
Vitaly Feodosyevich Chernobrisov
1940 - 2022
Leon Kossoff (1926 - 2019)
Leon Kossoff
1926 - 2019
Nadia Kaabi-Linke (1978)
Nadia Kaabi-Linke
1978
Joachim Weingart (1895 - 1942)
Joachim Weingart
1895 - 1942
Natascha Brüggemann (1946)
Natascha Brüggemann
1946
Ruud van Empel (1958)
Ruud van Empel
1958
Knud Agger (1895 - 1975)
Knud Agger
1895 - 1975
Madame Grès (1903 - 1993)
Madame Grès
1903 - 1993
Magnus Thorén (1974)
Magnus Thorén
1974
Dan (Daniel Cody) Muller (1889 - 1976)
Dan (Daniel Cody) Muller
1889 - 1976
Chen Yifei (1946 - 2005)
Chen Yifei
1946 - 2005
Martin Groß (1984)
Martin Groß
1984
Carl Blair (1932 - 2018)
Carl Blair
1932 - 2018
John William Mills (1933 - 2023)
John William Mills
1933 - 2023
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