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Ai Weiwei in Ukraine
August 20, 2025 6:33 pm
The Chinese dissent artist met soldiers and cultural figures. Next month he will be exhibiting in Kyiv
Artist Ai Weiwei warns against hubris in 'troublesome' times
September 07, 2022 5:16 pm
He sees the struggle in China as one for legitimacy of authorities' control, while the challenge in the West is the continual need to defend democracy and with it freedom of speech
Hong Kong opens new modern art museum under national security cloud
November 11, 2021 6:57 pm
The multi-billion dollar M+, featuring contemporary artwork from leading Chinese, Asian and Western artists is Hong Kong's bid to match museums like the Tate Modern in London, the MoMA in New York and the Centre Pompidou in Paris.
Ai Weiwei: ‘This is a battle about the future’
June 14, 2020 7:10 pm
In an exclusive interview, the Chinese contemporary artist and dissident talks about how the pandemic has strengthened state powers, why the West struggles to understand China and how he lost his voice in solitary confinement
China returns passport to Ai Weiwei, who plans London trip
July 23, 2015 1:11 pm
Ai posted an Instagram photo Wednesday of himself holding a Chinese passport with the caption, "Today, I got my passport." Ai's supporters shared the artist's post and cheered the news.
Chinese dissident goes Gangnam style
October 26, 2012 1:00 am
Ai said he and several friends made the video and uploaded it overnight.
The Road Less Travelled
July 29, 2012 1:03 am
India and China may be closely monitoring each others fiscal progress but in the visual arts,there is little that they know of the other.
Chinese artist Ai Weiwei barred from court
June 21, 2012 1:29 am
Police barred artist Ai Weiwei from attending the hearing of a lawsuit his company brought against Beijing tax authorities and blocked filming
Amid porn probe,Chinese strip down for artist
November 22, 2011 12:25 am
People: 70 nude photos online after investigation into photo of ai weiwei with 4 women
Donations pour in to help China dissident Ai with tax bill
November 08, 2011 1:12 am
People: Over 20,000 people have given $840,000 since Tuesday when tax officials gave Ai weiwei 15 days to pay $2.4 million tax bill
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