China’s most famous artist lives quietly in Portugal. But exile is hard, even if it’s golden. On the occasion of his latest ...

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Ai Weiwei spent 12 years in the United States, right when the 1980s AIDS crisis was at its height. The artist often referred to the health crisis in his works from that period. During his studies ...

The Chinese artist-activist Ai Weiwei was denied entry to Switzerland and is among thousands affected by Portugal's visa ...

Mark Hudson talks to China’s most provocative exile about his new exhibition, the triple standards of the West, the crisis of ...

He lacked the necessary travel documents, but he was not detained, Swiss police said. Read more at straitstimes.com.

When asked about the artist, ChatGPT responds: “Ai Weiwei’s dissidence stems from his unrelenting critique of the Chinese Communist Party… His activism is deeply personal—his father ...

On Monday, the Chinese artist Ai Weiwei was denied entry to Switzerland because he was unable to present a valid visa, ...

If you value our coverage and want to support more of it, please join us as a member. Ai Weiwei has addressed DeepSeek’s refusal to answer questions about the artist, telling Hyperallergic that ...

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Chinese dissident artist Ai Weiwei was denied entry into Switzerland at Zurich airport due to missing travel documents, ...

Led by major retrospectives of Ai Weiwei, Wayne Thiebaud, Ruth Asawa, Rashid Johnson and more, these shows illuminate new ways to appreciate top artists, past and present.