Ahead of his largest-ever exhibition in the U.S., the dissident artist reflects on collecting jade and living below ground.

Ai Weiwei is the most famous Chinese artist working today. His work, some of which is on an epic scale, often highlights issues of human rights and freedom of speech. Sculpture 'Coloured Vases'.

VENICE, Italy--Chinese dissident and artist Ai Weiwei warns against hubris in what he calls “such a troublesome time” with his first glass sculpture, made on the Venetian island of Murano ...