Ai Weiwei, "Han Dynasty Urn with Coca-Cola Logo" (2014) (all images courtesy Ai Weiwei Studio) CAMBRIDGE, England — Why is it so difficult to write about Ai Weiwei? I begin to discover the answer as I ...

In September this year, Pavilion 13 at the ExpoCentre of Ukraine in Kyiv will open an installation by Chinese artist Ai Weiwei entitled Three Perfectly Proportioned Spheres and Camouflage Uniforms ...

A collaboration between eBay for Charity and Public Art Fund (PAF), 100% of proceeds will benefit PAF’s Ai Weiwei exhibition, Good Fences Make Good Neighbors. World-renowned artist and activist Ai ...

A sculpture created by Chinese artist Ai Weiwei was smashed into pieces this week during its opening exhibition. Over the weekend, Ai showcased a new sculpture in the Italian city of Bologna, as part ...

Ai Weiwei, known for his witty and conceptual nose-thumbing at shibboleths both abroad and in his native Communist China, is one of the world’s most enduring art stars. His consistent knack for cheeky ...

Ai Weiwei is shown with “Forge” (2008-12), made out of 100 steel reinforcing bars and ink on canvas. The artist is shown March 7, 2025, at Seattle Art Museum ahead of SAM's “Ai, Rebel: The Art and ...

This is an archived article and the information in the article may be outdated. Please look at the time stamp on the story to see when it was last updated. VENICE, Italy (AP) — Chinese dissident and ...

The Chinese dissident artist Ai Weiwei, whose provocative work has been acclaimed worldwide, will have his first U.S. major retrospective in a decade at Seattle Art Museum next year. "Ai, Rebel: The ...

Ai Weiwei has taken his work to one of its most dangerous stages yet: Ukraine's eastern front. Just weeks before unveiling a major installation in Kyiv, Ai travelled to Kharkiv, a city under regular ...

BEIJING (Reuters) - Amnesty International has given its top 2015 human rights award to both Chinese dissident artist Ai Weiwei, a fierce critic of Beijing who has been banned from leaving China after ...