Ai Weiwei

Happy Birthday, Ai Weiwei!

Posted 05.18.2012

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Today is the (disputed) birthday of Chinese artist and dissident Ai Weiwei. The successful sculptor, architect and open critic of the Chinese governme...

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Sotheby's Auction Breaks Records... Again

AP | ULA ILNYTZKY | Posted 05.10.2012

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NEW YORK — Andy Warhol's "Double Elvis" sold for $37 million and works by Roy Lichtenstein and Chinese dissident artist Ai Weiwei broke their ow...

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For Whom the Munch Screams? It Screams for Thee

Edward Goldman | Posted 05.09.2012

Read More: Edvard Munch, Contemporary Art, The Scream, Ai Weiwei, Sotheby's, China Earthquake, The Scream Auction, Chinese Earthquake, Chen Guangcheng, Arts News

There were two stories that made the front-page news last week. One had to do with art and an obscene amount of money. The other was a story about the shameful treatment by the Chinese authorities of political dissident Chen Guangcheng.

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Conscientious Artists

Paul Klein | Posted 04.13.2012

Read More: Alison Ruttan, Chicago Museum of Contemporary Art, Nicole Beck, Chinese Artist Ai Weiwei, Socially Conscious Art, Social Art, Socially Conscious Artists, Alison Ruttan Artist, Ai Weiwei, Chicago News

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Beloved Arts Programs In Danger!

Posted 04.10.2012

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The National Endowment for the Arts recently announced they were considering cutting federal production aid for PBS Arts series by possibly over $1 mi...

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Watch: China's High Flying Artist

Posted 03.29.2012

Read More: Youtube, Chinese Government, Video, Flying Monk, Performance Art, Chinese Art, Li Wei Chinese Art, Ai Weiwei, Gravity, Li Wei, Arts News

We always thought that Ai Weiwei was the bravest artist in China. But performance artist Li Wei, here seen propelling himself high into the clouds, is...

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Ai Weiwei's "Circle of Animals/Zodiac Heads: Gold" at MCASD Downtown

John Seed | Posted 05.21.2012

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"Circle of Animals/Zodiac Heads: Gold" is really a work about the freedom of the imagination, and the persistence of ideas.

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Banal Is The New Bizarre

Posted 03.19.2012

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A leisurely stroll around the internet will result in an overload of sex, gore, crazies and talented animals all in the same 5 minute video. And the s...

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WATCH: Ai Weiwei Design UK Pavilion Via Skype

Posted 02.10.2012

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Legendary Chinese artist and activist Ai Weiwei, along with architectural design duo Herzog & de Meuron, will design the Serpentine Gallery pavilion f...

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Artists Who Don't Make Art Still Make Millions

Posted 02.04.2012

There was a time when the artist at work meant hours of solitude, piles of tossed-out failed works, and clothes covered in smudges of charcoal and pai...

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Work By China's Ai Weiwei Coming To Smithsonian

AP | Posted 01.10.2012

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WASHINGTON -- Sculptures by an outspoken Chinese artist are going on display at Smithsonian museums in Washington. Chinese artist Ai Weiwei (EYE' WAY...

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Finally, Ai Weiwei May Catch A Break!

AP | Posted 03.09.2012

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BEIJING — Outspoken Chinese artist Ai Weiwei said Friday that Beijing tax authorities have agreed to review their ruling that he pay a multimill...

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What To Do This Weekend

Posted 01.06.2012

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Ai Weiwei: Sunflower Seeds Where: Mary Boone Gallery, 541 West 24 Street; (212) 752-2929 When: Saturday-February 4 Price: Free Ai Weiwei brings...

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WATCH: Ai Weiwei Remarks On Chinese Failures On Art21

Posted 01.06.2012

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2011 was the year for Ai Weiwei. Named the most powerful person in the art world, Ai Weiwei has shook up the world with a voice that resonated beyond ...

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New York Debut For Ai Weiwei's 'Sunflower Seeds'

Posted 01.03.2012

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Ai Weiwei's "Sunflower Seeds" is set for its New York debut Saturday at the Mary Boone Gallery. The installation originally premiered at The Tate in L...

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2011: The Year In NY Arts And Culture

Posted 12.30.2011

Read More: NY Culture, Occupy Wall Street, Mgmt, New York Arts, NY Around Town, NY Arts, Best of New York, Ai Weiwei, New York News

Whether you were rocking out with MGMT inside the Guggenheim's famous rotunda or hopping aboard a vintage, 1920's subway train via Boardwalk Empire, c...

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Writings on Contemporary China: A Top Ten List for 2011

Jeffrey Wasserstrom | Posted 02.20.2012

Read More: World, China, Books, New Yorker, Ai Weiwei, Han Han, The Atlantic, Books News

Here's a Top 10 list to give readers an enlightening overview of how a variety of writers had been addressing the major events, trends and phenomena in the world's most populous country.

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Is Facebook Never Sorry?

Alison Klayman | Posted 01.22.2012

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I posted Ai Weiwei's images on Facebook. I was sent a warning, so I censored the photos using Facebook logos. Tuesday morning my account was disabled without notice or further details.

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Penis, Penis, Penis: Censorship's Absurdity

Jeff Jarvis | Posted 01.22.2012

Read More: Ai Weiwei, Censorship, Chinese Artist Ai Weiwei, Media News

New rule: Censorship can only get more absurd the more you practice it.

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Ai Weiwei's Supporters Tweet Naked Photos (NSFW)

The Huffington Post | Amy Lee | Posted 11.21.2011

Nudity is not pornography -- that's the message supporters of Chinese artist Ai Weiwei have taken to heart following news that police have started an ...

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Ai Weiwei's Assistant Investigated Over Photo Showing Naked Women

AP | GILLIAN WONG | Posted 01.18.2012

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BEIJING — Outspoken Chinese artist Ai Weiwei said Friday that police have begun investigating his assistant for allegedly spreading pornography ...

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Ai Weiwei's 'Social Sculpture'

AP | GILLIAN WONG | Posted 01.17.2012

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BEIJING — Dissident artist Ai Weiwei's latest provocative piece was handed to him by the Chinese government: a $2.4 million tax bill that he say...

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Ai Weiwei: 'I was a hostage half a year ago, now I paid the ransom'

AP | GILLIAN WONG | Posted 01.17.2012

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BEIJING — Outspoken Chinese artist Ai Weiwei said Wednesday he feels like he has paid a ransom, after depositing $1.3 million into a government ...

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Ai Weiwei Pays Up

AP/ The Huffington Post | GILLIAN WONG | Posted 01.15.2012

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BEIJING -- Outspoken Chinese artist Ai Weiwei said he deposited a $1.3 million guarantee into a government bank account Tuesday out of concern for his...

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Big Development In Ai Weiwei's Appeal

AP | GILLIAN WONG | Posted 01.14.2012

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BEIJING — Dissident artist Ai Weiwei said Tuesday that Chinese authorities have threatened to turn his company's tax case over to police if he d...

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