Ai weiwei 1957, china is conceptueel kunstenaar, politiek activist, filosoof. Ai weiwei debates with authorities when they raid his studio. Dissident artist ai weiweis latest documentary lambasts the illegality and illogic in the chinese judicial system by recounting the treatment he. Many of them have characteristics of both sculpture and installation. Foam presents a large solo exhibition by the chinese artist and activist ai. In april 2011 ai weiwei was arrested on unclear charges and detained for three months in an undisclosed location. See the full list of ai weiweis appeal cast and crew including actors, directors, producers and more. Sentence for artist ai weiweis defence lawyer reduced.
Ai weiwei ai weiwei is one of the most famous chinese artists working today, and is renowned for creating the birds nest olympic stadium in beijing, despite his lack of formal architectural training. Sometimes it is difficult to classify ai weiwei works. The sentence for xia lin, artist ai weiweis onetime defence lawyer, has been reduced from 12 to 10 years following an appeal to a beijing court on friday morning. He was calm but already then keenly aware of how precarious and unsafe his situation was. The deep blue porcelain orbs of bubble sprout in a geometrical grid design from the lawn, each carrying reflections of the opulent palace and gardens in their. The artwork that made me the most dangerous person in china ai weiwei in 2009, the dissident artist created a work to honour the thousands of children who died in the sichuan earthquake. Influenced by the likes of jasper johns and andy warhol as well as duchamp, he also draws influence from his cultural roots. Human flow powerful and beautifully made ai weiwei depicts the. Marketing italian fashion through history 19491952 until 1950, italian fashion did not exist. Ai weiwei is a chinese contemporary artist and activist. Sinds zijn eerste bezoek aan het griekse eiland lesbos in december 2015 heeft ai weiwei vluchtelingenkampen in syrie, turkije, italie, frankrijk en andere. Ai weiwei brings over 300 installations to nyc to examine issues of borders and immigration october, 2017 arch, washington square arch, washington square park, manhattan. This is the case with the bubble of ten, a piece created in the medium of enameled porcelain in 10 parts. Ai weiwei is a chinese contemporary artist, active in sculpture, installation, architecture, curating, photography, film, and social, political and cultural.
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