
Ai Weiwei
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.
Filmography

Ai Weiwei's Turandot

The Trainer

Free to Create - Artists in Exile

Clockwork Orange: The Prophecy

Eric Ravilious: Drawn to War

Ithaka

Vincent van Gogh Superstar

Propaganda: The Art of Selling Lies

Ai Weiwei: Yours Truly

The Rest

Why Are We Creative?

Ai Weiwei en Buenos Aires

The Chinese Lives of Uli Sigg

Ai Weiwei Drifting

Flowers of Taipei: Taiwan New Cinema

Ai Weiwei - Evidence

The Sand Storm

Ai Weiwei's Appeal ¥15,220,910.50

Ai Weiwei: The Fake Case

KUN 13: Criticizing Ai Weiwei and Wu Haohao

Ai Weiwei: Never Sorry

Hormone

Ai Weiwei: Without Fear or Favour

Ai Weiwei: Sunflower Seeds

Disturbing the Peace

Little Girl's Cheeks
