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.
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.
External links
IMDb: https://www.imdb.com/title/nm2675885
Wikipedia: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q160115
Facebook: https://facebook.com/weiweiai
Instagram: https://instagram.com/aiww
Filmography (Movies)
Ai Weiwei's Turandot
Character:Self
Release Date:16/10/2025
The Trainer
Character:Ai Weiwei
Release Date:20/10/2024
Free to Create - Artists in Exile
Character:Himself
Release Date:13/02/2024
Clockwork Orange: The Prophecy
Character:Himself
Release Date:08/11/2023
Eric Ravilious: Drawn to War
Character:
Release Date:01/07/2022
Ithaka
Character:Self
Release Date:21/04/2022
Vincent van Gogh Superstar
Character:Self
Release Date:05/11/2019
Propaganda: The Art of Selling Lies
Character:
Release Date:28/04/2019
Ai Weiwei: Yours Truly
Character:Self
Release Date:14/04/2019
The Rest
Character:
Release Date:22/03/2019
Why Are We Creative?
Character:Self
Release Date:07/09/2018
Ai Weiwei en Buenos Aires
Character:Himself
Release Date:15/01/2018
The Chinese Lives of Uli Sigg
Character:
Release Date:03/08/2017
Ai Weiwei Drifting
Character:Self
Release Date:13/06/2017
Flowers of Taipei: Taiwan New Cinema
Character:Self
Release Date:01/10/2014
Ai Weiwei - Evidence
Character:Himself
Release Date:01/09/2014
The Sand Storm
Character:
Release Date:30/08/2014
Ai Weiwei's Appeal ¥15,220,910.50
Character:Self
Release Date:23/01/2014
Ai Weiwei: The Fake Case
Character:
Release Date:30/11/2013
KUN 13: Criticizing Ai Weiwei and Wu Haohao
Character:Himself
Release Date:21/08/2012
Ai Weiwei: Never Sorry
Character:Self - Artist
Release Date:14/06/2012
Hormone
Character:
Release Date:22/04/2011
Ai Weiwei: Without Fear or Favour
Character:
Release Date:16/11/2010
Ai Weiwei: Sunflower Seeds
Character:Himself
Release Date:14/10/2010
Disturbing the Peace
Character:Self
Release Date:31/12/2009
Little Girl's Cheeks
Character:
Release Date:31/12/2009
Eat, Drink and Be Merry
Character:Self
Release Date:01/07/2003
Television Appearances
Images
