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.

Aliases (1)

Weiwei ×1

Statements (66)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	architect → conceptual artist → contemporary artist → dissident → filmmaker → human → installation artist → political activist → sculptor →
alsoKnownAs	Bird's Nest stadium designer →
awardReceived	Amnesty International Ambassador of Conscience Award → Human Rights Foundation Václav Havel Prize → Václav Havel Prize for Creative Dissent →
coDesignerOf	Beijing National Stadium →
countryOfCitizenship	China → Germany → Portugal →
dateOfBirth	1957-08-28 →
detainedBy	Chinese government →
detentionEvent	2011 secret detention in China →
familyName	Ai →
father	Ai Qing →
genre	political art → socially engaged art →
givenName	Weiwei →
knownFor	advocacy for freedom of expression → criticism of the Chinese government → human rights activism →
movement	conceptual art → contemporary art → political art →
name	Ai Weiwei →
nativeLanguage	Chinese →
notableEvent	investigated Sichuan earthquake school collapses →
notableWork	Ai Weiwei: Never Sorry → 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 → architect → artist →
placeOfBirth	Beijing → China →
politicalView	critic of authoritarianism → supporter of democracy → supporter of human rights →
residence	Beijing → Berlin → Lisbon →
socialMediaPlatform	Instagram → Twitter →
subjectOf	documentary film "Ai Weiwei: Never Sorry" → documentary film "Ai Weiwei: The Fake Case" →
usedMedium	architecture → film → installation → photography → sculpture →
website	https://www.aiweiwei.com/ →

Referenced by (8)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Beijing National Stadium → Bird's Nest →	architect
Ai Weiwei ("Weiwei") →	givenName
Turbine Hall →	hasNotableArtist
Ambassador of Conscience Award →	hasRecipient
The Phillips Collection →	hasWorkBy
Ai Weiwei →	name
Lannan Cultural Freedom Prize →	notableRecipient