Ai Weiwei
Known For
Directing
Born
1957-08-28 in Beijing, China
Biography
Ai Weiwei is a Chinese contemporary artist and activist. Ai grew up in the far north-west of China, where he lived under harsh conditions due to his father's exile. 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 schools in the 2008 Sichuan earthquake. In 2011, Ai Weiwei was arrested at Beijing Capital International Airport on 3 April, for allegedly 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. Ai Weiwei encapsulates political conviction and his personal poetry in his many sculptures, photographs and public works. In doing this, he makes use of Chinese art forms to display the Chinese political and social issues. After being allowed to leave China in 2015, he has lived in Berlin, Germany, and, since 2019, in Cambridge, UK, with his family, working and traveling internationally.
Most Known For
The Daily Show
as Self
Morgenmagazin
as Self
Bambi
as Self
Kulturplatz
as Self
Firing Line with Margaret Hoover
The Rest
Aux arts et cætera
as Self
The Trainer
as Ai Weiwei
Propaganda: The Art of Selling Lies
Laogai: Prison Nation - Inside China's Ruling System
as Self - Interviewee
Ai Weiwei: Never Sorry
as Self - Artist
Why Are We Creative?
as Self
Artsnight
as Self
Flowers of Taipei: Taiwan New Cinema
as Self
Ithaka
as Self
Vincent van Gogh Superstar
as Self
The Chinese Lives of Uli Sigg
Ai Weiwei: The Fake Case
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