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Ai Weiwei
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.
As director
Ai Weiwei: Sewing a Button
Animality
Rohingya
Opera di Roma: Turandot
Vivos
CoroNation
Cockroach
The Rest
Shouting Out
Human Flow
江天勇律师
Heaven and Earth
Straight
Fukushima Art Project
Play of the Play
You Know What I Mean
Ai Weiwei's Appeal ¥15,220,910.50
Stay Home
Wenchuan Rebar
Ping'an Yueqing
Chang'an Boulevard
Ordos 100
Beijing: The Third Ring
So Sorry
Beijing: The Second Ring
The Mala Desert
The Crab House
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Discard the Old Path of Closed Doors and Rigidity and Reject Evil Attempts to Change the Party's Banner
Remembrance
As actor
Ai Weiwei: Sewing a Button
Ai Weiwei's Turandot
Free to Create - Artists in Exile
The Trainer
Clockwork Orange: The Prophecy
Ithaka
Eric Ravilious: Drawn to War
Vincent van Gogh Superstar
Propaganda: The Art of Selling Lies
The Rest
Ai Weiwei: Yours Truly
Why Are We Creative?
Ai Weiwei en Buenos Aires
Ai Weiwei Drifting
The Chinese Lives of Uli Sigg
Ai Weiwei's Appeal ¥15,220,910.50
The Sand Storm
Flowers of Taipei: Taiwan New Cinema
Ai Weiwei - Evidence
Ai Weiwei: The Fake Case
Ai Weiwei: Never Sorry
KUN 13: Criticizing Ai Weiwei and Wu Haohao
Hormone
Who's Afraid of Ai Wei Wei?
Ai Weiwei: Without Fear or Favour
Ai Weiwei: Sunflower Seeds
Disturbing the Peace
Little Girl's Cheeks
Eat, Drink and Be Merry