Ai Weiwei
Chinese, born 1957
67,498 followers
Ai Weiwei
Chinese, born 1957
67,498 followers
A cultural figure of international renown, Ai Weiwei is an activist, architect, curator, filmmaker, …
Read moreA cultural figure of international renown, Ai Weiwei is an activist, architect, curator, filmmaker, and China’s most famous artist. Open in his criticism of the Chinese government, Ai was famously detained for months in 2011, then released to house arrest. “I don’t see myself as a dissident artist,” he says. “I see …
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Selected career achievements
Blue chip
Represented by internationally reputable galleries.
High auction record
£18m, Phillips, 2015
Solo show at a major institution
Tate Modern, and 5 more
Group show at a major institution
Museum of Modern Art (MoMA), and 10 more
Collected by a major institution
Tate, and 1 more
Reviewed by a major art publication
frieze, and 8 more
Included in a major biennial
Biennale of Sydney, and 3 more
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