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Ai Weiwei articles on Democracy Chronicles

Ai Weiwei is a Chinese contemporary artist, active in sculpture, installation, architecture, curating, photography, film, and social, political and cultural criticist. Also check out our section on Political Dissidents and Political Art or our articles on China.

Ai Weiwei on ‘Human Flow’ Migration Documentary

by DC Editors - December 16, 2017

'Human Flow' Documentary

Ai Weiwei is thinking about those who, like him, had lost their freedom and were no longer safe in their own country

Filed Under: Democracy Culture Tagged With: Ai Weiwei, China, Political Dissidents, Worldwide

Ai Weiwei Visits Greece to Support War Refugees

by DC Editors - January 3, 2016

Ai Weiwei Visits Greece

Chinese artist Ai Weiwei visits Greece and marches with activists to focus world’s attention

Filed Under: Democracy Culture Tagged With: Ai Weiwei, China, Democracy Charity, Europe, Greece, Political Artwork, Syria

Ai Weiwei Memoir to Reveal Struggles of His Poet Father

by DC Editors - October 16, 2015

Ai Weiwei Memoir

Artist’s life in modern totalitarian China to be under the microscope in coming Ai Weiwei memoir

Filed Under: Democracy Culture Tagged With: Ai Weiwei, Asia, China, Political Artwork

Artist Ai Weiwei Travels For First Time With New Passport

by DC Editors - August 6, 2015

Artist Ai Weiwei Travels

Questions remain but Chinese political artist Ai Weiwei excited to be able to travel abroad again

Filed Under: International Democracy Tagged With: Ai Weiwei, Asia, China, Germany, Political Artwork, Political Dissidents

Ai Weiwei Passport Returned in Unusual Move by China

by DC Editors - July 23, 2015

Ai Weiwei Passport Returned

After years of house arrest and harassment, Chinese artist Ai Weiwei passport allows him to travel

Filed Under: International Democracy Tagged With: Ai Weiwei, Asia, China, Political Dissidents

A Look at the Ai Weiwei Art Collection at Artsy.net

by DC Editors - June 27, 2015

Ai Weiwei Art

Ai Weiwei has taken the unusual path of continuing to create his politically sensitive art inside the country that has jailed him

Filed Under: Democracy Culture Tagged With: Ai Weiwei, Asia, China, Political Artwork

Ai Weiwei Art Show is New Turn For Artist

by DC Editors - June 12, 2015

Ai Weiwei Art Show

Less overtly political but characteristically provocative, new Ai Weiwei art presented in China

Filed Under: Democracy Culture Tagged With: Ai Weiwei, Asia, China, Journalism and Free Speech, Political Artwork, Political Dissidents

Ai Weiwei Wins Amnesty Human Rights Award

by DC Editors - March 24, 2015

Amnesty Human Rights Award weiwei

Chinese political artist Ai Weiwei and American singer Joan Baez win Amnesty Human Rights Award

Filed Under: Democracy Culture Tagged With: Ai Weiwei, China, Democracy Charity, Political Artwork, Political Dissidents, Worldwide

Dissident Ai Weiwei Alcatraz Artwork for Political Prisoners

by DC Editors - September 28, 2014

Ai Weiwei Alcatraz Artwork

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

Filed Under: Democracy Culture Tagged With: Ai Weiwei, Asia, China, Political Artwork, Political Dissidents

Ai Weiwei Tells China President Come See My Artwork!

by DC Editors - March 15, 2014

Ai Weiwei tells China President Xi Jinping

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

Filed Under: Democracy Culture Tagged With: Ai Weiwei, China, Germany, Political Artwork, Political Dissidents

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