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

UPDATED to note producer and executive producer of Ai Weiwei’s Turandot. CPH:DOX, the renowned documentary festival in ...

“I’m like a shattered mirror,” the artist Ai Weiwei tells W one morning in a cozy corner of the Seattle Art Museum (SAM), ...

After drawing attention to the shabby building codes that possibly led to the deaths of thousands of Chinese children in the devastating Sichuan province earthquake, Mr. Weiwei’s studio at Beijing was ...

This week, the Seattle Art Museum opened the largest-ever U.S. exhibition featuring the work of Chinese artist and activist ...

Legendary dissident artist Ai Weiwei is taking over Seattle Art Museum (and beyond) for an extended run, showcasing sharply ...

It features interviews with key players in Ai’s adaptation of “Turandot” including longtime friend, choreographer Chiang ...

The Art and Activism of Ai Weiwei has Isaac Asimov’s I, Robot as its inspiration. And the reason for this is found in ...

But he’s also revitalized Chinese art with his constant currents of passion, humor, and surprise. So it isn’t terribly ...

In the following years, Ai Weiwei’s studio was demolished without prior warning (according to the official statement, it was demolished due to illegal construction) and the artist himself was ...

Painted in orange, brown, and beige colors, each river crab was individually crafted by Ai Weiwei’s studio to look life-like. Once again Ai Weiwei approaches the idea of the individual and the ...