Led by major retrospectives of Ai Weiwei, Wayne Thiebaud, Ruth Asawa, Rashid Johnson and more, these shows illuminate new ways to appreciate top artists, past and present.
Although Monet’s word-famous ... Ai Weiwei first deployed Lego bricks as an art medium in 2014 when he used them to create portraits of political prisoners. Now a key element of his practice, Lego ...
In response to President Trump scrapping diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) policies, one national museum followed the ...
Mark Hudson talks to China’s most provocative exile about his new exhibition, the triple standards of the West, the crisis of ...
In one of the more unexpected brand-artist tie-ups that we’ve seen, Ai Weiwei has designed an artwork made from safety jackets, which – appropriately enough – Hornbach customers can build themselves ...
Chinese artist and dissident Ai Weiwei has expressed his surprise at being turned away at Zurich Airport. The world-famous artist was stopped when he ...
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Who Is Ai Weiwei?
Ai Weiwei is one of the most famous and influential living artists. He works with film, photography, installation, and music. He also writes and works as an art curator. Weiwei was born in Beijing ...