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- Born: 1957 in Beijing, China
- Son of the exiled Chinese poet, Ai Qing
- Grew up in a labor camp with his father
- Educated at the Beijing Film Academy and New York City's Parsons School of Design
- Worked with Swiss designers Herzog and de Meuron to design the Beijing National Stadium
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Ai Weiwei is a Chinese artist. He produces traditional, Performance Art|performance and conceptual art. He is also educated in film-making and works as an architectural designer.
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Olympic Bombast
Ai Weiwei has distanced himself from his work on the Beijing National Stadium. He is openly critical of the Chinese government's preparations for the 2008 Olympics. Ai alleges that its spirit of openness and reform is merely a facade to improve the country's international image.CNN.com: Chinese architect slams Olympic 'pretend smile' (August 13, 2007)Quotes
"The government wants to use [the 2008 Olympics] to celebrate itself and its policy of opening up China. But there isn't anything to celebrate. The political system is incapable of handling economic and social change."Speigel Online: 'The Olympics Are a Propaganda Show' (January 29, 2008) -Ai Weiwei-
Ai Weiwei Questions
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Ai Weiwei News and Information
- Official Site: Aiweiwei.com
- Wikipedia: Ai Weiei
- Spiegel Online: "The Olympics Are a Propaganda Show" (January 29, 2008)
- "The government wants to use these games to celebrate itself and its policy of opening up China. But there isn't anything to celebrate. The political system is incapable of handling economic and social change. Now the system that caused these problems in the first place is struggling to remain in power. And who pays the price? Every individual in this society."
- The Art Newspaper: "Ai Weiwei’s Spider’s Web for Liverpool" (November 29, 2007)
- CNN: "Chinese Architect Slams Olympic 'Pretend Smile'" (August 13, 2007)
- The Guardian: "Olympic Artist Attacks China's Pomp and Propaganda" (August 9, 2007)
- Archinet: "Ai Weiwei : Fragments, Voids, Sections and Rings" (December 5, 2006)
- YouTube: Stadium Designer Blasts China Olympics (Time: 02:17)
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seems that now it's ok to put family names in front for Chinese names, like Ai Weiwei, Hu Shuli. Since when?
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@exhibitiontiz Don't know, Ai Weiwei meant it politically, my question was in general. :-)
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Ai Weiwei says: "art can make a difference, otherwise it is useless." what do you think?
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Der chinesische Künstlerstar Ai Weiwei und seine Retrospektive in München : http://j.mp/564v4O
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