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From Chinese Dissident Artist Ai Weiwei: A Profanity-Laced Heavy-Metal Music Video
The artist says the video was inspired by his 81-day detention in a Chinese jail
Ai Weiwei: Artist, Dissident, Rock Musician?
Ai Weiwei, the outspoken Chinese artist and dissident, will release a heavy metal album.
Artist, Yes, Dancer, No: Ai Weiwei Does Gangnam Style
In recent weeks Chinese artist and activist Ai Weiwei has opened shows at the Smithsonian’s Hirshhorn Museum in Washington, D.C., the Mary Boone Gallery in New...
Chinese Activist Ai Weiwei Loses Appeal on Tax Charge
A Beijing court rejected activist artist Ai Weiwei‘s appeal against a multimillion-dollar penalty the Chinese government says his company owes for evading taxes...
As Art World Rallies, Chinese Officials Summon Ai Weiwei's Wife
Lu Qing was asked to take documents with her, but ironically, she couldn't — she'd had them confiscated by police. Her husband, Ai Weiwei, has long been a...
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Top 10 Persecuted Artists
On Sunday, artist Ai Weiwei — best known for helping design the "Bird's Nest" Olympic stadium in Beijing — was detained by Chinese authorities as part of a...
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Ai Weiwei's Music Video, Recreating His Detention
The rebellious Chinese artist Ai Weiwei plans to release a provocative music video and album based on his 81-day detention in 2011. ...
