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Biography
Ai Weiwei is a Chinese contemporary artist and activist. Ai grew up in the far north-west of China, where he lived under harsh conditions due to his father's exile. As an activist, he has been openly critical of the Chinese Government's stance on democracy and human rights. He investigated government corruption and cover-ups, in particular the Sichuan schools corruption scandal following the collapse of schools in the 2008 Sichuan earthquake. In 2011, Ai Weiwei was arrested at Beijing Capital International Airport on 3 April, for allegedly economic crimes. He was detained for 81 days without charge. Ai Weiwei emerged as a vital instigator in Chinese cultural development, an architect of Chinese modernism, and one of the nation's most vocal political commentators. Ai Weiwei encapsulates political conviction and his personal poetry in his many sculptures, photographs and public works. In doing this, he makes use of Chinese art forms to display the Chinese political and social issues. After being allowed to leave China in 2015, he has lived in Berlin, Germany, and, since 2019, in Cambridge, UK, with his family, working and traveling internationally.
Personal Info
Known For
Directing
Birthday
August 28, 1957
Age
68 years old
Place of Birth
Beijing, China
Popularity Score
0.7
Filmography
Ai Weiwei: Sewing a Button
Self
2026Movie
ALLEN & AI
2026Movie
Ai Weiwei: Sewing a Button
Director
2026Movie
Ai Weiwei's Turandot
Self
2025Movie
Animality
Director
2025Movie
Animality
Producer
2025Movie
Animality
Writer
2025Movie
8507days
Director
2025Movie
Free to Create - Artists in Exile
Himself
2024Movie
The Trainer
Ai Weiwei
2024Movie
Clockwork Orange: The Prophecy
Himself
2023Movie
Laogai: Prison Nation - Inside China's Ruling System
Self - Interviewee
2023TV
Ithaka
Self
2022Movie
Eric Ravilious: Drawn to War
2022Movie
Aux arts et cætera
Self
2022TV
Rohingya
Director
2022Movie
Rohingya
Producer
2022Movie
Opera di Roma: Turandot
Director
2022Movie
CoroNation
Producer
2020Movie
Vivos
Director
2020Movie
Vivos
Producer
2020Movie
Vivos
Director of Photography
2020Movie
CoroNation
Director
2020Movie
Cockroach
Director
2020Movie
Cockroach
Producer
2020Movie
Vincent van Gogh Superstar
Self
2019Movie
Propaganda: The Art of Selling Lies
2019Movie
The Rest
2019Movie
Ai Weiwei: Yours Truly
Self
2019Movie
The Rest
Producer
2019Movie
The Rest
Director
2019Movie
Ximei
Executive Producer
2019Movie
Why Are We Creative?
Self
2018Movie
Ai Weiwei en Buenos Aires
Himself
2018Movie
Firing Line with Margaret Hoover
2018TV
Shouting Out
Director
2018Movie
Ai Weiwei Drifting
Self
2017Movie
The Chinese Lives of Uli Sigg
2017Movie
Human Flow
Producer
2017Movie
Human Flow
Director
2017Movie
Human Flow
Director of Photography
2017Movie
江天勇律师
Director
2017Movie
Heaven and Earth
Producer
2016Movie
Heaven and Earth
Director
2016Movie
Artsnight
Self
2015TV
Straight
Director
2015Movie
Fukushima Art Project
Director
2015Movie
Ai Weiwei's Appeal ¥15,220,910.50
Self
2014Movie
The Sand Storm
2014Movie
Flowers of Taipei: Taiwan New Cinema
Self
2014Movie
Ai Weiwei - Evidence
Himself
2014Movie
Play of the Play
Director
2014Movie
You Know What I Mean
Director
2014Movie
You Know What I Mean
Producer
2014Movie
Ai Weiwei's Appeal ¥15,220,910.50
Director
2014Movie
Ai Weiwei's Appeal ¥15,220,910.50
Producer
2014Movie
Ai Weiwei: The Fake Case
2013Movie
Ping'an Yueqing
Producer
2013Movie
Stay Home
Director
2013Movie
Stay Home
Producer
2013Movie
Wenchuan Rebar
Director
2013Movie
Ping'an Yueqing
Director
2013Movie
Ai Weiwei: Never Sorry
Self - Artist
2012Movie
KUN 13: Criticizing Ai Weiwei and Wu Haohao
Himself
2012Movie
Chang'an Boulevard
Director
2012Movie
Chang'an Boulevard
Producer
2012Movie
Chang'an Boulevard
Cinematography
2012Movie
Chang'an Boulevard
Editor
2012Movie
Beijing: The Third Ring
Director
2012Movie
Beijing: The Third Ring
Producer
2012Movie
Beijing: The Third Ring
Cinematography
2012Movie
Beijing: The Third Ring
Editor
2012Movie
Beijing: The Second Ring
Director
2012Movie
Beijing: The Second Ring
Producer
2012Movie
Beijing: The Second Ring
Cinematography
2012Movie
Beijing: The Second Ring
Editor
2012Movie
So Sorry
Director
2012Movie
So Sorry
Producer
2012Movie
Ordos 100
Director
2012Movie
Ordos 100
Producer
2012Movie
The Mala Desert
Director
2012Movie
The Mala Desert
Producer
2012Movie
The Crab House
Director
2012Movie
The Crab House
Producer
2012Movie
4851
Director
2012Movie
Discard the Old Path of Closed Doors and Rigidity and Reject Evil Attempts to Change the Party's Banner
Director
2012Movie
Ai Weiwei: Never Sorry
Thanks
2012Movie
Remembrance
Director
2012Movie
Hormone
2011Movie
Who's Afraid of Ai Wei Wei?
2011Movie
Flower Good Moon Round
Director
2011Movie
Ai Weiwei: Without Fear or Favour
2010Movie
Ai Weiwei: Sunflower Seeds
Himself
2010Movie
One Recluse
Director
2010Movie
One Recluse
Producer
2010Movie
One Recluse
Cinematography
2010Movie
One Recluse
Editor
2010Movie
Sanhua
Director
2010Movie
Sanhua
Producer
2010Movie
A Beautiful Life
Director
2010Movie
Jingmei Wang
Director
2010Movie
Disturbing the Peace
Self
2009Movie
Little Girl's Cheeks
2009Movie
Little Girl's Cheeks
Director
2009Movie
Disturbing the Peace
Director
2009Movie
Disturbing the Peace
Producer
2009Movie
Little Girl's Cheeks
Producer
2009Movie
冯正虎回家
Director
2009Movie
Fairytale
Director
2007Movie
Fairytale
Producer
2007Movie
Fairytale
Editor
2007Movie
Kulturplatz
Self
2004TV
Beijing 2003
Director
2004Movie
Beijing 2003
Producer
2004Movie
Beijing 2003
Cinematography
2004Movie
Beijing 2003
Editor
2004Movie
Eat, Drink and Be Merry
Self
2003Movie
Eat, Drink and Be Merry
Director
2003Movie
Eat, Drink and Be Merry
Producer
2003Movie
The Daily Show
Self
1996TV
Morgenmagazin
Self
1992TV
Bambi
Self
1948TV