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

Walter Herbert Withers (1854 - 1914)
Walter Herbert Withers
1854 - 1914
Albert Goodwin (1845 - 1932)
Albert Goodwin
1845 - 1932
Richard Godfrey Rivers (1858 - 1925)
Richard Godfrey Rivers
1858 - 1925
Charles Napier Hemy (1841 - 1917)
Charles Napier Hemy
1841 - 1917
Eduardo Paolozzi (1924 - 2005)
Eduardo Paolozzi
1924 - 2005
Alfred Gilbert (1854 - 1934)
Alfred Gilbert
1854 - 1934
Edward Smith (1829 - 1865)
Edward Smith
1829 - 1865
John Horace Hooper (1851 - 1906)
John Horace Hooper
1851 - 1906
Keith Coventry (1958)
Keith Coventry
1958
William Gilbert (1544 - 1603)
William Gilbert
1544 - 1603
Oleg Sergeyevich Prokofiev (1928 - 1998)
Oleg Sergeyevich Prokofiev
1928 - 1998
William Michael Rossetti (1829 - 1919)
William Michael Rossetti
1829 - 1919
Francis Joseph O'Meara (1853 - 1888)
Francis Joseph O'Meara
1853 - 1888
Edward Arthur Walton (1860 - 1922)
Edward Arthur Walton
1860 - 1922
Theodore Mendez (1934 - 1997)
Theodore Mendez
1934 - 1997
John Melville (1902 - 1986)
John Melville
1902 - 1986

Creators Conceptual art

William Crozier (1930 - 2011)
William Crozier
1930 - 2011
Isa Genzken (1948)
Isa Genzken
1948
William Eggleston (1939)
William Eggleston
1939
Carlo Alfano (1932 - 1990)
Carlo Alfano
1932 - 1990
Mikhail Fedorovich Andrienko-Nechytailo (1894 - 1982)
Mikhail Fedorovich Andrienko-Nechytailo
1894 - 1982
Ilya Trofimovich Bogdesko (1923 - 2010)
Ilya Trofimovich Bogdesko
1923 - 2010
Ulrich Rückriem (1938)
Ulrich Rückriem
1938
Matthew Ritchie (1964)
Matthew Ritchie
1964
Karl Otto Cheshka (1878 - 1960)
Karl Otto Cheshka
1878 - 1960
Astrid Klein (1951)
Astrid Klein
1951
Stanisława de Karłowska (1876 - 1952)
Stanisława de Karłowska
1876 - 1952
Totte Mannes (1933)
Totte Mannes
1933
Fredrik Vaerslev (1979)
Fredrik Vaerslev
1979
Stephen Ellis (1951)
Stephen Ellis
1951
Elfriede Lohse-Wächtler (1899 - 1940)
Elfriede Lohse-Wächtler
1899 - 1940
Pierrette Favarger (1924 - 2015)
Pierrette Favarger
1924 - 2015
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