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.

Wikipedia

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

William Westall (1781 - 1850)
William Westall
1781 - 1850
John Virtue (1947)
John Virtue
1947
John Randall Bratby (1928 - 1992)
John Randall Bratby
1928 - 1992
Charles Ricketts (1866 - 1931)
Charles Ricketts
1866 - 1931
Markey Robinson (1918 - 1999)
Markey Robinson
1918 - 1999
Hugh Scott-Douglas (1988)
Hugh Scott-Douglas
1988
John Smart (1741 - 1811)
John Smart
1741 - 1811
George R. Chapman (1834 - ?)
George R. Chapman
1834 - ?
Christopher Richard Wynne Nevinson (1889 - 1946)
Christopher Richard Wynne Nevinson
1889 - 1946
Idris Khan (1978)
Idris Khan
1978
James Henry Charles (1851 - 1906)
James Henry Charles
1851 - 1906
John Byam Liston Shaw (1872 - 1919)
John Byam Liston Shaw
1872 - 1919
Lisa Brice (1968)
Lisa Brice
1968
James Jebusa Shannon (1862 - 1923)
James Jebusa Shannon
1862 - 1923
John Martin (1789 - 1854)
John Martin
1789 - 1854
Marcus Harvey (1963)
Marcus Harvey
1963

Creators Conceptual art

Sándor Pinczehelyi (1946)
Sándor Pinczehelyi
1946
Howard Ben Tré (1949 - 2020)
Howard Ben Tré
1949 - 2020
Hermann Pedit (1933 - 2014)
Hermann Pedit
1933 - 2014
Nicole Eisenman (1965)
Nicole Eisenman
1965
Frank Horvat (1928 - 2020)
Frank Horvat
1928 - 2020
Andreas Gefeller (1970)
Andreas Gefeller
1970
Thomas Schütte (1954)
Thomas Schütte
1954
Alexey Ivanovich Polyakov (1943)
Alexey Ivanovich Polyakov
1943
Ismail Gulgee (1926 - 2007)
Ismail Gulgee
1926 - 2007
Wolfgang Mehl (1948)
Wolfgang Mehl
1948
Markus Feldmann (1926)
Markus Feldmann
1926
Federico Cantú Garza (1907 - 1989)
Federico Cantú Garza
1907 - 1989
Jean-Frédéric Schnyder (1945)
Jean-Frédéric Schnyder
1945
Alexei Vasilyevich Grishenko (1883 - 1977)
Alexei Vasilyevich Grishenko
1883 - 1977
Leonard James McCombe (1923 - 2015)
Leonard James McCombe
1923 - 2015
Edward Kay (1980)
Edward Kay
1980
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