Ai Weiwei

• Huge art piece by internationally recognized artist sets up at The Forks

  "Forever Bicycles" is a 30-foot art piece using 1,254 bicycles by internationally renowned artist and political dissident Ai Weiwei.

  Entertainment

  Sep 25, 2019
  
• Art installation of 14,000 life-jackets highlights the plight of refugees

  Chinese artist Ai Weiwei used 14,000 life-jackets left by refugees on the Greek island of Lesbos to remind people of the ongoing refugee crisis.

  Canada

  Feb 18, 2016
  
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• You can now bulk order Lego for political purposes, thanks to Ai Weiwei

  Chinese artist Ai Weiwei said Wednesday that a change in policy by Lego to allow bulk orders of its toy bricks for projects with a political purpose is a victory for freedom of expression.

  World

  Jan 13, 2016
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• Chinese artist Ai Weiwei says he found listening devices in his studio

  Chinese dissident artist Ai Weiwei found several hidden listening devices in his Beijing studio after he returned from a trip to Germany.

  World

  Oct 5, 2015
• Ai Weiwei announces on Instagram he’s got his passport back after 4 years

  Chinese artist and government critic Ai Weiwei has his passport back four years after it was confiscated by authorities.

  World

  Jul 22, 2015
• Singer Joan Baez, artist Ai Weiwei honoured by Amnesty International

  Amnesty International awarded its top honour Tuesday to Chinese dissident artist Ai Weiwei and to U.S. folk singer Joan Baez for her civil rights activism.

  Entertainment

  Mar 24, 2015
• Chinese artist Ai Weiwei transforms Alcatraz, pays tribute to political prisoners

  An exhibition by Chinese artist Ai Weiwei has transformed the former island prison of Alcatraz into a tribute to the world's political prisoners.

  Politics

  Sep 25, 2014
• Artist apologizes for smashing $1M vase

  A South Florida artist is apologizing for smashing a vase valued at $1 million that was part of a museum exhibit by noted Chinese dissident artist Ai Weiwei.

  World

  Feb 19, 2014
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• WATCH: Artist destroys $1M vase at Miami museum

  The vase, part of an exhibition of works by acclaimed Chinese artist Ai Weiwei, was valued at $1 million.

  Entertainment

  Feb 18, 2014