Art
Ai Weiwei's Songs of Freedom on Alcatraz
SAN FRANCISCO — It’s a surprisingly clear morning as we exit the ferry to Alcatraz, but the former federal prison still looms like eerie, ancient ruins.
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Opinion
Looking at Cats with Ai Weiwei
“It’s all about the cats,” Ai Weiwei said recently, sitting in his Beijing compound in conversation with a writer for a new feline-themed magazine called Puss Puss. “They stay here, some have babies here, but it’s their home and really an oasis for us.”
Art
The Scope of Ai Weiwei's Imagination
BERLIN — This is the final weekend to see Ai Weiwei: Evidence at the Martin-Gropius-Bau museum in Berlin. The German exhibition is a sweeping survey of mostly recent work that occupies 32,000 square feet of gallery space across 18 rooms.
Opinion
Explaining Ai Weiwei's New Meme
It started on Instagram last Wednesday, when Ai Weiwei posted an image of a man holding his leg like a rifle with the words "京城反恐系列" (Beijing anti-terrorism series).
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Creative Dissidents Commemorate 25th Anniversary of Tiananmen Square Massacre
Today marks the 25th anniversary of the Tiananmen Square Massacre, and many, including one of China's most famous dissidents, Ai Weiwei, are commemorating the occasion with personal protests.
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Ai Weiwei Posts Curator Transcripts After Censorship Row
Ai Weiwei released three transcripts today related to his recent withdrawal from an exhibition at Beijing's Ullens Center for Contemporary Art (UCCA).
Opinion
Online Game Lets You Smash Ai Weiwei Vases
Remember when a local artist smashed one of Ai Weiwei's painted Han Dynasty urns in protest at the Pérez Art Museum Miami (PAMM) in February? Well, now, thanks to an online game called "Ai Weiwei Whoops!," anyone can be a vase dropper!
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Chinese Officials Remove Ai Weiwei Work from Exhibition
Ai Weiwei's art star celebrity status sometimes eclipses the political realities of his life, but the Chinese government is always quick with a reminder. The latest controversy: local cultural officials in Shanghai have scrubbed and censored Ai's name and work from an exhibition about the history of
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Ai Weiwei Stars in Short Sci-Fi Film
Who could forget Ai Weiwei's foray into music last spring? Now he's branching out creatively once more, this time with his first acting role.
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Elmgreen and Dragset Weigh in on Marfa Madness, Alleged Vandal Responds
Elmgreen and Dragset, the duo behind the recently defaced conceptual storefront "Prada Marfa," have condemned the vandalism in a statement to the Art Newspaper published earlier today. "It is crazy that we have come to a point in our culture where some individuals in their insane egomania, eager to
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Ai Weiwei Responds to Vase Dropper
In his first remarks since local artist Maximo Caminero smashed a vase in one of his artworks on view at the Pérez Art Museum Miami, Ai Weiwei told the Associated Press that he doesn't understand or agree with the vandal's actions.
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Video of Man Smashing Ai Weiwei Vase Emerges
BBC has uncovered unverified video of Miami artist Maximo Caminero destroying part of Ai Weiwei's "Colored Vases" (2006–12) artwork.