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Sundance Gives Ai Weiwei Middle Finger of Support
"Ai Weiwei: Never Sorry" was award the US Documentary Special Jury Prize for Spirit of Defiance at the 2012 Sundance Film Festival and the audience flipped the filmmaker off.
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Opinion
Is Twitter Going to Censor? Ai Weiwei Threatens to Quit Tweeting
Yesterday, Twitter announced that it will start censoring tweets in certain countries as a concession to governments as the service expands globally. Some, including Ai Weiwei, are not happy.
Art
Jenny Holzer's Cat, Ugly Renaissance Babies and Other Art World Meme Trends
The idea of an art meme feels counterintuitive: art is supposed to reflect deep issues about society and self, or at least be technically complex, while memes are quick hacks about cats, shit people say and dancing Obamas. But this past year, the internet has been seeing a ton of new memes that invo
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As Chinese Artist Unseats Picasso, New Collectors Rise in China
Proof of the Chinese art market blowing up can no longer be denied. On Wednesday, Bloomberg reported that two Chinese artists Zhang Daqian (1899-1983) and Qi Baishi (1864-1957) reign supreme in the art market, replacing Picasso as the top earner for 2011. Artprice has ranked Picasso as the highest g
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Sneak Peak of Ai Weiwei on Art21
Today, Art21 released a sneak peak of their Ai Weiwei segment in Season 6 titled "Change."
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Ai Weiwei's Sunflower Seeds Opens Sat in NY
Chinese dissident artist Ai Weiwei's now infamous (and toxic) sunflower installation at the Tate Modern in London will have a New York version at Chelsea's Mary Boone Gallery starting this Saturday, January 7.
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Getting Naked for Ai Weiwei [NSFW]
BEIJING — When Ai Weiwei's assistant, Beijing artist Zhao Zhao, was brought in for questioning recently, the supposed charges were simple: distribution of pornography. The image in question was "One Tiger, Eight Breasts," a shot of Ai with four young women, all of them naked. I first saw the photo i
Opinion
"We Need to Ai Weiwei": The Ai Weiwei Question on Chinese Social Media
MANILA, PHILIPPINES — What has the response to Ai Weiwei's tax case been like in China? We've seen the thrilling surge of netizens lending over a million dollars to the artist, and he recently made a deposit while he contests the bill. The artist has returned to Twitter, posting actively once more.
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Work of Art Recap: Fall of the Newspaper Industry
This week, we commence with some shots of our artistes at home, followed by another Bravo tradition: an absurdly early wake-up! This is a classic Bravo tradition in which the host/mentor, in our case, Simon, comes over to whatever West Elm palace the reality show competitors happen to be staying in,
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Ai Weiwei Told to Pay $2.3 Million for "Tax Evasion," New Exhibition Opens in Taiwan
After having been released on bail in June, Chinese dissident artist Ai Weiwei received a notice today from Chinese authorities that indicates he owes $2.3 million (15 million yuan) for "tax evasion."
Opinion
Ai Weiwei's "Enforced Disappearance" for W Magazine
For their 6th annual Art Issue, W Magazine enlisted the help of dissident Chinese artist Ai Weiwei to art direct a photo shoot entitled, "Enforced Disappearance." Touted as "his first New York work since being released from government custody," Weiwei collaborated on these images first by email, the
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Asian Art Guide: Gwangju and Asia's Oldest Biennial
BEIJING — It's a four hour train from Seoul — two trains, to be precise, as a transfer is necessary. With a population of a little over a million people, it's the sixth-largest city in South Korea. That city is Gwangju, whose name means, literally, the bright province. It's a city of flashing neon l