MANCHESTER, England -- Four years in the making, "Ai Weiwei: Button Up!," a major exhibition of work by the Chinese artist ...

The artist’s latest show is a staggering takedown of colonial history, warfare and the migrant crisis, featuring buttons by the tonne and richly perfumed tea ...

Chinese artist Ai Weiwei has said he misses his home country and would like to return to China. Ai told German public ...

From a childhood in exile to surviving secret detention in China, Ai Weiwei’s politically charged and deeply ...

Visitors to the beloved Steam Room dry cleaners in Haggerston, the U.K., are being welcomed by a new work by Ai Weiwei, celebrating the Lunar New Year. The screen print, titled Guardian (2024), has ...

Ai Weiwei, internationally famed artist and chief provocateur of the Chinese art world, opened his London Turbine Hall installation today, the eleventh, and first for an Asian artist, in the Tate’s ...

Chinese artist Ai Weiwei has been missing for 12 days without official charge from the Chinese government. In protest, artists and activists all over the world are planning a global sit-in this Sunday ...

On Wednesday, the festival hosts the world premiere of Animality, the great Chinese artist’s latest documentary. And later today it welcomes audiences for the international premiere of Ai Weiwei’s ...

From quick hits to deep dives, this Mashable series cuts through the noise to explain what on Earth is going on and what you should know about it. Artist and activist Ai Weiwei is examining design, ...

Over three decades, Sigg, a Swiss businessman and former diplomat, amassed thousands of contemporary Chinese works. Ai Weiwei calls him “my maker.” By Mercedes Hutton The Independent fair will push ...

We’ve all become used to tapping any manner of information request into Google or ChatGPT and waiting just seconds to get our reply. Still, many of life’s bigger questions have no quick and easy ...

Acclaimed artist Ai Weiwei has hailed Manchester for "achieving something amazing" by creating the city's flagship Aviva Studios. The Chinese activist, who has created political sculptures, ...