In a statement to Hyperallergic after Lisson Gallery nixed his show, the artist warned of “soft violence aimed at stifling voices” on the topic of the Israel-Palestine conflict.
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Gallery Nixes Ai Weiwei Show After Tweet About Israel
Lisson Gallery says the show was postponed; the artist says it was “effectively canceled.”
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Ai Weiwei Recreates Monet’s “Water Lilies” Using 650,000 LEGOS
It’s the artist’s largest LEGO artwork to date.
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Take Ai Weiwei’s Middle Finger Anywhere in the World
A new collaboration between the artist and Avant Arte invites users to flip the bird anywhere and everywhere on Google Maps.
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What Freedom Looks Like for Incarcerated Artists
Koestler Arts works with incarcerated people and patients in secure mental health units, aiming to improve their lives through creativity.
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Ai Weiwei Creates a Homage to Julian Assange
“[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
Perhaps Ai is untouchable. If that is the case, where were we left when judging his new art?
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Ai Weiwei Plumbs His Chaotic Childhood in New Memoir
Ai Weiwei’s childhood recollections are vividly violent.
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The Skirball Cultural Center Spotlights Ai Weiwei This Spring
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
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
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
Since the beginning of the quarantine, the artist was remotely directing a crew of camerapeople to document the government’s response to the virus.
