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Dissident jet-skis 250 miles at sea to escape Xi's China
Kwon Pyong made it across the Yellow Sea to South Korea as Xi Jinping tightens his grasp on power with a string of high-profile figures "disappearing."
Two films offer two tales ahead of Wuhan lockdown anniversary
WUHAN, China — Two new films about Wuhan were released Friday, the eve of the anniversary of the start of a 76-day lockdown in the central Chinese city where the...
Extremely rare Ai Weiwei house available as summer rental
The modern marvel is the only property in America designed by the famed Chinese artist.
Ai Weiwei's advice for top art collectors
Guggenheim curator Alexandra Munroe also joined the Chinese activist artist.
Amazon's 'Human Flow' Paints A Devastating, Necessary Portrait Of The Global Refugee Crisis
Ai Weiwei's sweeping film is a must-watch.
Inside NYC's most explosive public-art controversies
Ai Weiwei is one of the most famous, respected artists in the world. But when the Chinese dissident unveiled “Good Fences Make Good Neighbors,” his current 300-piece citywide public installation,...
These are the must-see artworks in Ai Weiwei's massive NYC takeover
Chinese artist and dissident Ai Weiwei is known for his enormous, ambitious works — like a hall filled with 100 million specially made porcelain sunflower seeds, or his circle of...
Ai Weiwei thinks Trump's stance on immigration is 'outrageous'
“I identify with people being pushed away from their homes,” Weiwei said.
Ai Weiwei selling his art on eBay for charity
The proceeds will support the Public Art Fund’s upcoming Ai Weiwei exhibition.
MIT announces $250,000 reward for 'disobedience'
MIT is offering a $250,000 "Disobedience Reward" for someone trying to break the rules and challenge the status quo. The university’s Media Lab recently announced that the quarter-million dollar prize...
Artist Ai Weiwei snaps selfies at gala
Chinese artist Ai Weiwei — who has solo shows this month at Mary Boone Gallery and Lisson Gallery — has been hitting the society scene.
Chinese artist Ai Weiwei can now buy Legos like anyone else
BEIJING — Chinese artist Ai Weiwei said Wednesday that a change in policy by Lego to allow bulk orders of its toy bricks for projects with a political purpose is...
After Lego refused to sell Chinese artist Ai Weiwei bricks, his fans are donating them
LONDON — Ai Weiwei is taking on Lego, brick by brick. Art galleries around the world are collecting plastic pieces for the dissident Chinese artist after the Danish toy company...
5 Documentaries To Watch If You're Missing Banksy's Dismaland
Missing out on Banksy's outlandish art installation? Here are five docs about outsider artists to watch.