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What Freedom Looks Like for Incarcerated Artists

Avatar photo by Naomi Polonsky December 6, 2022December 7, 2022

Koestler Arts works with incarcerated people and patients in secure mental health units, aiming to improve their lives through creativity.

Posted inNews

Ai Weiwei Creates a Homage to Julian Assange

Avatar photo by Avedis Hadjian March 27, 2022March 25, 2022

“[Assange’s] imprisonment marks the collapse of a free and civilized society,” Ai Weiwei told Hyperallergic.

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In the Work of Ai Weiwei, Biography Supersedes Art

by Michael Glover March 2, 2022March 2, 2022

Perhaps Ai is untouchable. If that is the case, where were we left when judging his new art?

Posted inBooks

Ai Weiwei Plumbs His Chaotic Childhood in New Memoir

Avatar photo by Kealey Boyd November 7, 2021November 5, 2021

Ai Weiwei’s childhood recollections are vividly violent.

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The Skirball Cultural Center Spotlights Ai Weiwei This Spring

by Skirball Cultural Center February 16, 2021February 16, 2021

Get ready for the LA debut of Ai Weiwei: Trace with virtual talks, gallery tours, on-demand films, and a rare speaking engagement with the artist-activist on February 21.

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Ai Weiwei Stages Silent Protest in Support of Wikileaks Founder

by Hakim Bishara September 28, 2020November 5, 2020

Julian Assange is facing 17 espionage charges and one charge of computer misuse.

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Ai Weiwei Captures the Strange Normalcy of Wuhan Under Lockdown

Avatar photo by Dan Schindel September 1, 2020November 5, 2020

The dissident artist’s critique of his home country remains relentless, in particular identifying how bureaucracy can leave people out in the cold.

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Ai Weiwei Drops Surprise Film About the COVID-19 Lockdown in Wuhan

Avatar photo by Dan Schindel August 24, 2020November 5, 2020

Since the beginning of the quarantine, the artist was remotely directing a crew of camerapeople to document the government’s response to the virus.

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At Sundance, Tracing the Potential of Visual Art as an Agent of Change

by Ela Bittencourt February 7, 2020March 7, 2022

Rounding out our Sundance coverage, here’s a look at some of the most exciting visual arts-focused films that debuted at the festival.

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Ai Weiwei Creates Bombs, a New Limited-Edition Print, Now Available for Purchase

by Mildred Lane Kemper Art Museum January 29, 2020

The 72-by-48-inch print is based on the artist’s recent site-specific installation at the Mildred Lane Kemper Art Museum in St. Louis, Missouri.

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A German Casino Worker Is Suing Ai Weiwei for Saying He Showed a “Nazi Attitude”

by Hakim Bishara January 17, 2020January 17, 2020

The world-renowned dissident artist, who is celebrated in the gambling community as a “Blackjack Guru,” explained the story behind the lawsuit in a New York Times op-ed.

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The Power and Limits of Ai Weiwei’s Irreverence

by Eileen G’Sell January 4, 2020January 3, 2020

While his political commitment comes through in many works, it’s hard to square talk of “revolution” with Ai Weiwei’s staggering mainstream US success.

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