Etiket: Weiwei
Exhibition in London | Ai Weiwei, “dissident of human unconsciousness”
(London) He doesn’t like being locked into narrow concepts: the Chinese artist Ai Weiwei, often presented as a political dissident, sees himself more as a “dissident of human unconsciousness”, which…
33rd “Nobel” of the arts | Ai Weiwei and Wim Wenders among the winners
(Paris) Chinese dissident artist Ai Weiwei and German filmmaker Wim Wenders are among the winners of the 33e Praemium Imperiale, considered the “Nobel of the Arts” and which also rewards…
Ai Weiwei: disturbing the comfort of Quebec
Thousands of used life jackets have been piling up for ten days on the Royal Battery in the Petit-Champlain district of Quebec. They compose the work Life Jackets by renowned…
Ai Weiwei and the importance of fighting for freedom
Ai Weiwei appeared on the screen, looking down, frowning. The most famous Chinese dissident, expatriate since 2015, had a subject in mind, the migration crisis. The seriousness of his gaze…
Ai Weiwei is alarmed at the “shaky foundations” of democracy
Sorry, your browser does not support videos (Vienna) Russia’s invasion of Ukraine highlights the “shaky foundations” of democracy, according to dissident Chinese artist Ai Weiwei, whose work is the subject…
Chinese artist and dissident Ai Weiwei talks to us about his autobiography at his home in Portugal
He is an artist in exile, a provocateur, the pet peeve of Chinese power: Ai Weiwei received us at his home in Portugal. Photographer, visual artist, activist: at 64, he…
Chinese dissident artist Ai Weiwei denounces the blindness of Europeans to the situation of migrants
Published on 02/05/2022 22:47 Update on 02/05/2022 22:47 France 2 Article written by A. Le Quéré, J.-J. Buty, V. Castel – France 2 France Televisions His father was a poet,…