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

James Guild (1797 - 1841)
James Guild
1797 - 1841
Sidney Harold Meteyard (1868 - 1947)
Sidney Harold Meteyard
1868 - 1947
Edward Armitage (1817 - 1896)
Edward Armitage
1817 - 1896
Raymond Mason (1922 - 2010)
Raymond Mason
1922 - 2010
John Sell Cotman (1782 - 1842)
John Sell Cotman
1782 - 1842
Alfred Edward Chalon (1780 - 1860)
Alfred Edward Chalon
1780 - 1860
Frank Henry Algernon Mason (1875 - 1965)
Frank Henry Algernon Mason
1875 - 1965
Benjamin Dean Wyatt (1775 - 1852)
Benjamin Dean Wyatt
1775 - 1852
Marcus Gerards II (1561 - 1636)
Marcus Gerards II
1561 - 1636
Phoebe Anna Traquair (1852 - 1936)
Phoebe Anna Traquair
1852 - 1936
George Russell Drysdale (1912 - 1981)
George Russell Drysdale
1912 - 1981
William Alexander (1767 - 1816)
William Alexander
1767 - 1816
Charles John Holmes (1868 - 1936)
Charles John Holmes
1868 - 1936
Sidney Nolan (1917 - 1992)
Sidney Nolan
1917 - 1992
John George Brown (1831 - 1913)
John George Brown
1831 - 1913
Marc Mendelson (1915 - 2013)
Marc Mendelson
1915 - 2013

Creators Conceptual art

Derek Boshier (1937)
Derek Boshier
1937
Tschang-Yeul Kim (1929 - 2021)
Tschang-Yeul Kim
1929 - 2021
Sally Mann (1951)
Sally Mann
1951
Emil Filla (1882 - 1953)
Emil Filla
1882 - 1953
Piotr Dmitrievich Buchkin (1886 - 1965)
Piotr Dmitrievich Buchkin
1886 - 1965
Clay Ketter (1961)
Clay Ketter
1961
Wang Huangsheng (1956)
Wang Huangsheng
1956
Dmitry Vladimirovich Khodyrev (1912 - 1986)
Dmitry Vladimirovich Khodyrev
1912 - 1986
Nikolai Pavlovich Akimov (1901 - 1968)
Nikolai Pavlovich Akimov
1901 - 1968
Keith Tyson (1969)
Keith Tyson
1969
Giancarlo Piretti (1940)
Giancarlo Piretti
1940
Paulina Olowska (1976)
Paulina Olowska
1976
Mikhail Yakimovich Kozyk (1879 - 1947)
Mikhail Yakimovich Kozyk
1879 - 1947
Mary Agnes Yerkes (1886 - 1989)
Mary Agnes Yerkes
1886 - 1989
Robert Therrien (1947 - 2019)
Robert Therrien
1947 - 2019
Axel Hütte (1951)
Axel Hütte
1951