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

Boris Ivanovich Pastoukhoff (1894 - 1974)
Boris Ivanovich Pastoukhoff
1894 - 1974
Jakob Götzenberger (1802 - 1866)
Jakob Götzenberger
1802 - 1866
Neil Lawson Baker (1938 - 2022)
Neil Lawson Baker
1938 - 2022
Francis Legatt Chantrey (1781 - 1841)
Francis Legatt Chantrey
1781 - 1841
James Baynes (1766 - 1837)
James Baynes
1766 - 1837
Michael Dahl (1659 - 1743)
Michael Dahl
1659 - 1743
John Russell (1745 - 1806)
John Russell
1745 - 1806
Robert Gibbings (1889 - 1958)
Robert Gibbings
1889 - 1958
George Inness (1825 - 1894)
George Inness
1825 - 1894
Kenneth Rowntree (1915 - 1997)
Kenneth Rowntree
1915 - 1997
Henry Thomas Alken (1785 - 1851)
Henry Thomas Alken
1785 - 1851
William Linnell (1826 - 1906)
William Linnell
1826 - 1906
Gary Hume (1962)
Gary Hume
1962
Gerald Festus Kelly (1879 - 1972)
Gerald Festus Kelly
1879 - 1972
Alfred James Munnings (1878 - 1959)
Alfred James Munnings
1878 - 1959
Jonathan Richardson (1667 - 1745)
Jonathan Richardson
1667 - 1745

Creators Conceptual art

Barry Reigate (1971)
Barry Reigate
1971
Maqbool Fida Husain (1915 - 2011)
Maqbool Fida Husain
1915 - 2011
Hans-Jörg Holubitschka (1960 - 2016)
Hans-Jörg Holubitschka
1960 - 2016
Wahed Khakdan (1950)
Wahed Khakdan
1950
Anthony (Tony) Sisti (1901 - 1983)
Anthony (Tony) Sisti
1901 - 1983
Gustavo Acosta (1958)
Gustavo Acosta
1958
Maurizio Duranti (1949)
Maurizio Duranti
1949
André-Aleth Masson (1919 - 2009)
André-Aleth Masson
1919 - 2009
Leonid Berman (1896 - 1976)
Leonid Berman
1896 - 1976
Steve Galloway (1952)
Steve Galloway
1952
George Brecht (1926 - 2008)
George Brecht
1926 - 2008
Michelangelo Pistoletto (1933)
Michelangelo Pistoletto
1933
Coco Young (1989)
Coco Young
1989
Herbert Achternbusch (1938 - 2022)
Herbert Achternbusch
1938 - 2022
Jan Autengruber (1887 - 1920)
Jan Autengruber
1887 - 1920
Wilhelm Klotzek (1980)
Wilhelm Klotzek
1980
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