Chinese authorities are razing the Beijing studio of dissident artist Ai Wei Wei. He said that demolition crews showed up without advance warning, and have begun the process of tearing down the studio ...

ROME (AP) — A man smashed a sculpture by Chinese artist and activist Ai Weiwei during the private opening of his exhibition in the northern Italian city of Bologna, in an act of vandalism that the ...

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Ai Weiwei is taking Volkswagen to court in Denmark for copyright infringement after a Volkswagen advertisement published in 2017 used an installation of his work as a backdrop. The ad, which features ...

Ai Weiwei has not been heard from for or seen in over a week now, but despite the lack of news from the artist, the story of his arrest keeps developing. In this update, a protest is held for Ai in ...

The Design Museum in London is set to host a vast exhibition with Ai Weiwei, marking the first time that the artist’s work has been explored through the lens of design and architecture. Opening in ...

So you had a good laugh back in February when Maximo Caminero smashed one of Ai Weiwei’s colorful vases at the Perez Art Museum Miami – but why should he have all the fun? Face it, you want to destroy ...

Art is often intentionally employed as a means of spreading political messages. Goya’s “The Third of May and Picaso’s Guerinca both sought to shed light on the brutality occurring around them and ...

On Wednesday, the festival hosts the world premiere of Animality, the great Chinese artist’s latest documentary. And later today it welcomes audiences for the international premiere of Ai Weiwei’s ...