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Artist Ai Weiwei warns against hubris in 'troublesome times'

Chinese dissident and artist Ai Weiwei lampoons the surveillance state and social media with his first glass sculpture, made on the Venetian island of Murano

The Independent UK · Aug 26, 2022

‘He died in his 30s living the life he had dreamed of’: artist Eric Ravilious

He was the first war artist to die on active service – and one of the greatest. Now, a new film, featuring Alan Bennett and Ai Weiwei, uncovers his complicated life

The Guardian - UK · Jun 24, 2022

Londoner’s Diary: Tina Brown says royals need Prince Harry’s ‘sizzle’

In today’s Diary: Tina Brown predicts a return for Harry / Ai Weiwei prefers shoes to Serpentine / Clara Paget on Instagram vs. reality

Evening Standard · Jun 8, 2022

Artist Ai Weiwei Warns of Chinese and American Authoritarianism

In 1000 Years of Joys and Sorrows, the renowned artist details his struggles with censorship.

Reason · Feb 8, 2022

Ai Weiwei: ‘I am like a cat. Cats can play for a whole day’

As his new show opens in Cambridge, the artist reflects on his interest in fakes, why he’d love to go home, and the fate of the Chinese tennis star Peng Shuai

The Guardian - UK · Feb 6, 2022

Chinese dissident Ai voices criticism as Winter Games open

The dissident Chinese architect behind the Beijing stadium hosting Friday’s opening ceremony of the Winter Games has scoffed at the head of the U.N. health agency

The Independent UK · Feb 4, 2022

Exiled artist Ai Weiwei reflects on Beijing Olympics

The artist Ai Weiwei helped design the Bird's Nest for the 2008 Beijing Olympics

The Independent UK · Feb 4, 2022

Another Beijing Olympics with human rights still major issue

The 2022 Beijing Winter Olympics are opening with the same concerns that loomed over the 2008 Beijing Olympics: China's record on human rights and its treatment of Tibetans and Uyghur Muslims in western China

The Independent UK · Feb 3, 2022

Ai Weiwei says he thinks ‘it’s obvious’ Covid didn’t generate ‘from an animal’

‘It’s not a natural disease, it’s something that’s leaked,’ he said

The Independent UK · Jan 29, 2022

2008 Beijing Olympics vs. 2022: No lofty promises this time

The 2022 Beijing Winter Olympics open in just over a week

The Independent UK · Jan 25, 2022