25 avril 2011
Thousands March in Hong Kong to Demand the Release of Chinese Artist Ai Weiwei
Artists hold banners including one featuring a portrait of detained Chinese artist Ai Weiwei during a protest urging for his release, in Hong Kong April 23, 2011. REUTERS/Tyrone Siu
HONG KONG (REUTERS).- Over one thousand protesters in Hong Kong took to the streets to demand the release of detained Chinese artist and human rights activist Ai Weiwei on Saturday, scuffling briefly with police. The rally -- the largest in a string of protests across the city in recent weeks -- has underscored Hong Kong's growing role as a hotbed of... [Lire la suite]
15 janvier 2011
The studio of renowned Chinese artist Ai Weiwei was tearing down by Chinese authorities
SHANGHAI.- A wrecking machine tearing down the studio of renowned Chinese artist Ai Weiwei on the outskirts of Shanghai, China, 13 January 2011. Ai has accused the authority being politically motivated behind the demolition, as he has become increasingly active in Chinas human rights movement in recent years. EPA/COCA DAI.
08 novembre 2010
Chinese avant-garde artist Ai Weiwei placed under house arrest
SHANGHAI.- A supporter of prominent Chinese artist Ai Weiwei holds a picture of him at Weiweis art studio to protest the demolition of the place by the government in Shanghai November 7, 2010. Ai said on Saturday he had been put under house arrest in connection with an argument with the government over the planned demolition of the studio. Born 1957 in Beijing, Ais contemporary Chinese art has been highly vocal about human rights issues in the country. The artist helped create Beijings Olympic Birds Nest stadium and his latest... [Lire la suite]
15 octobre 2010
The Unilever Series: Ai Weiwei @ the Tate Modern gallery, in London
Chinese artist Ai Weiwei throws porcelain sunflower seeds into the air in the Turbine Hall at the Tate Modern gallery, in London October 11, 2010. REUTERS/Stefan Wermuth.
LONDON.- Tate and Unilever today presented Chinese artist Ai Weiwei´s commission in The Unilever Series for the Turbine Hall at Tate Modern (12 October 2010 – 25 April 2011). He is the first artist living and working in the Asia-Pacific region to be commissioned for the series. Born in Beijing in 1957, Ai Weiwei is one of the most prominent and influential... [Lire la suite]
29 septembre 2010
Ai Weiwei's Zodiac Heads/Circle of Animals @ the Sao Paulo Biennale

21 mars 2010
Ai Weiwei, "Barely Something" @ DKM Museum in Duisburg
DUISBURG.- Ai Weiwei (b. 1957) is not only one of today's most cherished artists but also a well-known public intellectual. If contemporary debate centers on China, on a formerly introverted empire that has almost overnight turned into a global power, Ai Weiwei serves as a most eloquent go-between for those in the West who wonder what sort of China they will be dealing with. As an artist, Ai Weiwei commands a wide range of media, including sculpture, photography and installation but also architectural work and, last but not least,... [Lire la suite]
11 décembre 2009
Chinese Artist Ai Weiwei Transforms the Mies van der Rohe Pavilion
The installation "With Milk, Find Something Everybody Can Use" by Ai Weiwei forms part of the series of contemporary installations with the Pavilion as their setting. Photo: EFE/Toni Albir
BARCELONA.- As of December 10 the Mies van der Rohe Pavilion will be the object of an intervention that reflects on the use of buildings and our concept of them as unique, unalterable spaces. The artist Ai Weiwei, one of the leading – and most controversial – figures of Chinese contemporary art, will fill the Pavilion pools with two... [Lire la suite]
12 octobre 2009
Creative Time Partners with Art Basel Miami Beach to Redesign Oceanfront
Ai Weiwei, Bubble, 2008. Meile
MIAMI, FL.- This year, the layout of Art Basel Miami Beach will be extensively redesigned, including larger spaces for many galleries, and an innovative floor plan to maximize the visitor experience inside the Miami Beach Convention Center. The Art Positions sector, focused on special projects by young artists and galleries, formerly situated at Collins Park, will now be sited in the center of the Miami Beach Convention Center. Art Galleries, the main section of the show, will again feature the... [Lire la suite]
12 octobre 2009
Ai Weiwei @ Haus der Kunst

05 septembre 2009
Ai Weiwei 'World map' @ Galleri Faurschou, Beijing
