Ai Weiwei
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architect
conceptual artist
contemporary artist
dissident
filmmaker
human
installation artist
political activist
sculptor
Ai Weiwei is a prominent Chinese contemporary artist and outspoken political activist known for his criticism of the Chinese government and his work addressing human rights and freedom of expression.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Ai Weiwei canonical | 44 |
| Ai Weiwei’s body of work | 1 |
| Weiwei | 1 |
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| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
architect
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conceptual artist ⓘ contemporary artist ⓘ dissident ⓘ filmmaker ⓘ human ⓘ installation artist ⓘ political activist ⓘ sculptor ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs | Bird's Nest stadium designer ⓘ |
| awardReceived |
Ambassador of Conscience Award
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surface form:
Amnesty International Ambassador of Conscience Award
Václav Havel Prize for Creative Dissent ⓘ
surface form:
Human Rights Foundation Václav Havel Prize
Václav Havel Prize for Creative Dissent ⓘ |
| coDesignerOf | Beijing National Stadium ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship |
China
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Germany ⓘ Portugal ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1957-08-28 ⓘ |
| detainedBy |
State Council of China
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surface form:
Chinese government
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| detentionEvent | 2011 secret detention in China ⓘ |
| familyName | Ai ⓘ |
| father | Ai Qing ⓘ |
| genre |
political art
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socially engaged art ⓘ |
| givenName |
Ai Weiwei
self-linksurface differs
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surface form:
Weiwei
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| knownFor |
advocacy for freedom of expression
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criticism of the Chinese government ⓘ human rights activism ⓘ |
| movement |
conceptual art
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contemporary art ⓘ political art ⓘ |
| name | Ai Weiwei self-link ⓘ |
| nativeLanguage | Chinese ⓘ |
| notableEvent | investigated Sichuan earthquake school collapses ⓘ |
| notableWork |
Ai Weiwei: Never Sorry
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Circle of Animals/Zodiac Heads ⓘ Dropping a Han Dynasty Urn ⓘ Human Flow ⓘ Law of the Journey ⓘ Remembering ⓘ S.A.C.R.E.D. ⓘ Straight ⓘ Study of Perspective ⓘ Sunflower Seeds ⓘ Trace ⓘ |
| occupation |
activist
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architect ⓘ artist ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth |
Beijing
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China ⓘ |
| politicalView |
critic of authoritarianism
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supporter of democracy ⓘ supporter of human rights ⓘ |
| residence |
Beijing
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Berlin ⓘ Lisbon ⓘ |
| socialMediaPlatform |
Instagram
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Twitter, Inc. ⓘ
surface form:
Twitter
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| subjectOf |
documentary film "Ai Weiwei: Never Sorry"
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documentary film "Ai Weiwei: The Fake Case" ⓘ |
| usedMedium |
architecture
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film ⓘ installation ⓘ photography ⓘ sculpture ⓘ |
| website | https://www.aiweiwei.com/ ⓘ |
Referenced by (46)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Ai Weiwei’s body of work
subject surface form:
Ai Weiwei: Never Sorry
subject surface form:
Ai Weiwei: Never Sorry
subject surface form:
Ai Weiwei: The Fake Case
subject surface form:
Ai Weiwei: The Fake Case