Uli Sigg Wants to Help Chinese People ‘View Their Own Art.’ Simple, Right?

Over three decades, Sigg, a Swiss businessman and former diplomat, amassed thousands of contemporary Chinese works. Ai Weiwei calls him “my maker.” ...

The New York Times·1d ago

ai weiwei confronts memory, catastrophe, and resilience at MAXXI l'aquila exhibition

Designboom·Apr 29

Ai Weiwei | Biography, Art, Sunflower Seeds, & Facts

Britannica·Mar 17

Megaphones Made of Silence: Ai Weiwei at Odds With Power

CounterPunch.org·Feb 11

Comments on the well-known artist, a former critic of CCP authoritarianism who has now returned to…

In December 2025, Ai Weiwei(艾未未) returned to China. In January 2026, he accepted interviews with German media, in which he criticized… Continue reading on Medium »

Medium · 王庆民 Wang Qingmin·Jan 15

Ai Weiwei, The Bicycle Book, and the Art of the Tangible — A Geography of Reading

Investigating our need for connection to the material world through a visit to Ai, Rebel and a reading of The Bicycle Book by Bella… Continue reading on Medium »

Medium · Isla McKetta, MFA·Jun 14

‘The West Should Be Ashamed’: Ai Weiwei On Art, Politics And Human Rights | Real Talk (5vTIFFRjWA)

fathomjournal.org·3d ago

Ai Weiwei Wrote the Book on Censorship

Hyperallergic·Apr 20

Ai Weiwei - Art, Activism, Tax Evasion

Britannica·Mar 17

'Ai Weiwei: Button Up!' at Factory International, Manchester, UK

Lisson Gallery·Feb 4

Q&A: Ai Weiwei

WSJ·Dec 26

How AI Censorship Silences Dissent, Art, and the Spirit of Humanity?

Ai Weiwei Silenced by DeepSeek. The Digital Iron Curtain Threatening Artistic Freedom and Dissent Continue reading on Medium »

Medium · unnikrishna·Feb 1

Ai Weiwei: ‘The Venice Biennale should not make value judgments about political positions. Otherwise, it’s censorship’

The Chinese artist and activist, who has just opened the retrospective ‘Aftershock’ at the MAXXI museum in L’Aquila, argues that restrictions on expression are not only a problem of autocracies but...

EL PAÍS English·May 4

Ai Weiwei and the Art of Keeping Your Mouth Shut

Hyperallergic·Apr 13

Ai Weiwei Libero

Palazzo Strozzi·Mar 3

Ai Weiwei Turns 30 Tons of Salvaged Buttons Into a Major New Installation

Artnet News·Jan 21

Ai Weiwei’s ‘Camouflage’ reflects on FDR’s Four Freedoms

A public art initiative marking the 80th anniversary of the U.N. is inviting artists to examine the state of democracy and social justice. The first featured artist is Chinese dissident Ai Weiwei, ...

PBS·Oct 19

From Exile to Activism: Ai Weiwei’s Concept of Home

Thoughts on Ai Weiwei’s memoir “1000 Years of Joys and Sorrows” Continue reading on New East »

Medium · Jane Carr·Oct 3