

Arts Feb 19

Chinese dissident artist Ai Weiwei has spoken out on the refugee crisis in installations that incorporate refugees' life vests and thermal blankets.
By Dominique Bonessi
Arts Jul 30

Dissident Chinese artist Ai Weiwei has been denied a 6-month visa to the U.K., who made disputed claims that he lied on his application.
By Corinne Segal
Arts Jul 22

The Chinese government returned artist and activist Ai Weiwei's passport Wednesday after holding it since 2011.
By Corinne Segal
Arts Dec 15

Most people who take the ferry to Alcatraz are going to tour the legendary former prison in San Francisco Bay. They may be surprised to find seven new works by Chinese artist and dissident Ai Weiwei, who was detained by…
By PBS NewsHour
Ai Weiwei has spent his career creating art with a direct social and political message. His photos, sculptures and installations highlight issues like Chinese censorship and corruption. Jeffrey Brown reports on Ai's career and "According to What?" -- an exhibition…

By Tom LeGro
Extended interviews, slide show: "Ai Weiwei: According to What?" at the Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden in Washington, D.C.
Ai Weiwei, arguably one of the most well known artists and dissidents in the world…
An excerpt of Ai Weiwei's "Caonima Style," a parody of PSY's "Gangnam Style."…
More from interviews with Chinese artist Ai Weiwei, Kerry Brougher and Alison Klayman.
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