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 school / group:Art Students League, Art Students League of New York
Art style:Conceptual art, Contemporary art

Creators United Kingdom

George Shalders (1826 - 1873)
George Shalders
1826 - 1873
John Wharlton Bunney (1828 - 1882)
John Wharlton Bunney
1828 - 1882
Walter Vaes (1882 - 1958)
Walter Vaes
1882 - 1958
Elisabeth Frink (1930 - 1993)
Elisabeth Frink
1930 - 1993
James Ferguson (1710 - 1776)
James Ferguson
1710 - 1776
Peter Monamy (1681 - 1749)
Peter Monamy
1681 - 1749
Joseph Gott (1785 - 1860)
Joseph Gott
1785 - 1860
Percy Anderson (1851 - 1928)
Percy Anderson
1851 - 1928
Walter Crane (1845 - 1915)
Walter Crane
1845 - 1915
Peter De Wint (1784 - 1849)
Peter De Wint
1784 - 1849
Ozias Humphry (1742 - 1810)
Ozias Humphry
1742 - 1810
Ben Nicholson (1894 - 1982)
Ben Nicholson
1894 - 1982
Ronald Searle (1920 - 2011)
Ronald Searle
1920 - 2011
Jan Griffier II (1688 - 1750)
Jan Griffier II
1688 - 1750
George Henry Boughton (1833 - 1905)
George Henry Boughton
1833 - 1905
Arthur John Bridgeman (1916 - 2004)
Arthur John Bridgeman
1916 - 2004

Creators Conceptual art

Heike Roesner (1959)
Heike Roesner
1959
Vladimir Vasilyevich Lebedev (1891 - 1967)
Vladimir Vasilyevich Lebedev
1891 - 1967
Nikolai Yakovlevich Bout (1928 - 1989)
Nikolai Yakovlevich Bout
1928 - 1989
Anna Gili (1960)
Anna Gili
1960
Irina Aleksandrovna Starzhenetskaya (1943)
Irina Aleksandrovna Starzhenetskaya
1943
Henrietta Berk (1919 - 1990)
Henrietta Berk
1919 - 1990
Richard Hambleton (1952 - 2017)
Richard Hambleton
1952 - 2017
Barry Flanagan (1941 - 2009)
Barry Flanagan
1941 - 2009
Ye Hongxing (1972)
Ye Hongxing
1972
Aleksandr Dmitrievich Aref'ev (1931 - 1978)
Aleksandr Dmitrievich Aref'ev
1931 - 1978
Salim Al Dabbagh (1941 - 2022)
Salim Al Dabbagh
1941 - 2022
Jeremy Deller (1966)
Jeremy Deller
1966
Margit Kovács (1902 - 1977)
Margit Kovács
1902 - 1977
Maurizio Cattelan (1960)
Maurizio Cattelan
1960
 René Francisco (1960)
René Francisco
1960
Lynn Hershman Leeson (1941)
Lynn Hershman Leeson
1941