Biography
Ai Weiwei is a Chinese contemporary artist and activist. Ai grew up in the far north-west of China, where he lived under harsh conditions due to his father's exile. As an activist, he has been openly critical of the Chinese Government's stance on democracy and human rights. He investigated government corruption and cover-ups, in particular the Sichuan schools corruption scandal following the collapse of schools in the 2008 Sichuan earthquake. In 2011, Ai Weiwei was arrested at Beijing Capital International Airport on 3 April, for allegedly economic crimes. He was detained for 81 days without charge. Ai Weiwei emerged as a vital instigator in Chinese cultural development, an architect of Chinese modernism, and one of the nation's most vocal political commentators. Ai Weiwei encapsulates political conviction and his personal poetry in his many sculptures, photographs and public works. In doing this, he makes use of Chinese art forms to display the Chinese political and social issues. After being allowed to leave China in 2015, he has lived in Berlin, Germany, and, since 2019, in Cambridge, UK, with his family, working and traveling internationally.
Filmography
all 61
Movies 56
Director 29
self 20
Producer 6
TV Shows 5
Free to Create - Artists in Exile (2024)
« Orange mécanique », les rouages de la violence (2023)
Laogai: Prison Nation - Inside China's Ruling System (2023)
Rohingya (2022)
Eric Ravilious: Drawn to War (2022)
Ithaka (2022)
Opera di Roma: Turandot (2022)
Venice: Infinitely Avant-Garde (2021)
Cockroach (2020)
Coronation (2020)
Vivos (2020)
Vincent van Gogh Superstar (2019)
Propaganda: The Art of Selling Lies (2019)
Ai Weiwei: Yours Truly (2019)
The Rest (2019)
Ximei (2019)
Why Are We Creative?: The Centipede's Dilemma (2018)
Firing Line with Margaret Hoover (2018)
Ai Weiwei en Buenos Aires (2018)
Human Flow (2017)
The Chinese Lives of Uli Sigg (2017)
Ai Weiwei Drifting (2017)
Heaven and Earth (2016)
Fukushima Art Project (2015)
Straight (2015)
Artsnight (2015)
Flowers of Taipei: Taiwan New Cinema (2014)
Ai Weiwei - Evidence (2014)
The Sand Storm (2014)
You Know What I Mean (2014)
Ai Weiwei's Appeal ¥15,220,910.50 (2014)
Play of the Play (2014)
Stay Home (2013)
Ai Weiwei: The Fake Case (2013)
Wenchuan Rebar (2013)
Ping'an Yueqing (2013)
4851 (2012)
Discard the Old Path of Closed Doors and Rigidity and Reject Evil Attempts to Change the Party's Banner (2012)
The Mala Desert (2012)
The Crab House (2012)
KUN 13: Criticizing Ai Weiwei and Wu Haohao (2012)
Ai Weiwei: Never Sorry (2012)
Ordos 100 (2012)
So Sorry (2012)
Beijing: The Third Ring (2012)
Beijing: The Second Ring (2012)
Chang'an Boulevard (2012)
Ai Weiwei: Without Fear or Favour (2010)
Jingmei Wang (2010)
Sanhua (2010)
A Beautiful Life (2010)
One Recluse (2010)
Disturbing the Peace (2009)
Little Girl's Cheeks (2009)
冯正虎回家 (2009)
Bird's Nest - Herzog & de Meuron in China (2008)
Fairytale (2007)
Beijing 2003 (2004)
Eat, Drink and Be Merry (2003)
The Daily Show (1996)
Bambi Awards (1948)
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Known ForDirecting
GenderMale
Birthday1957-05-18 (66 years old)
Birth PlaceBeijing, China
FatherAi Qing
CitizenshipsChina
Also Known As艾未未, Ài Wèiwèi, Weiwei Ai, Ai Wei-wei
AwardsLennonOno Grant for Peace, Václav Havel Prize, The glass of reason, Ambassador of Conscience Award
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