Ai Weiwei is thinking about those who, like him, had lost their freedom and were no longer safe in their own country
Ai Weiwei articles on Democracy Chronicles
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Ai Weiwei Visits Greece to Support War Refugees
Chinese artist Ai Weiwei visits Greece and marches with activists to focus world’s attention
Ai Weiwei Memoir to Reveal Struggles of His Poet Father
Artist’s life in modern totalitarian China to be under the microscope in coming Ai Weiwei memoir
Artist Ai Weiwei Travels For First Time With New Passport
Questions remain but Chinese political artist Ai Weiwei excited to be able to travel abroad again
Ai Weiwei Passport Returned in Unusual Move by China
After years of house arrest and harassment, Chinese artist Ai Weiwei passport allows him to travel
A Look at the Ai Weiwei Art Collection at Artsy.net
Ai Weiwei has taken the unusual path of continuing to create his politically sensitive art inside the country that has jailed him
Ai Weiwei Art Show is New Turn For Artist
Less overtly political but characteristically provocative, new Ai Weiwei art presented in China
Ai Weiwei Wins Amnesty Human Rights Award
Chinese political artist Ai Weiwei and American singer Joan Baez win Amnesty Human Rights Award
Dissident Ai Weiwei Alcatraz Artwork for Political Prisoners
Massive political art installations designed by outspoken Chinese artist show images of imprisoned democracy dissidents from across the world at new Ai Weiwei Alcatraz Prison exhibit in San Francisco
Ai Weiwei Tells China President Come See My Artwork!
Interview in German newspaper contains an invitation from iconic artist and political activist Ai Weiwei to China President Xi Jinping urging him to visit his latest art exhibition