A singular talent, Ai Weiwei has always had a knack for inserting himself into the issues of the day. Easily the world’s best-known political artist, who taps the river of discontent bubbling up at ...

What does activism look like in 2016? Years of increasingly mediagenic protests have yielded different answers to this question. The Occupy movement, with its hashtag-friendly name and commutable ...

30 by 30 ⅛ in. 76.2 by 76.5 cm. Executed in 2016, this work is from an edition of 10 plus 2 artist's proofs.

In more than 130 works, the Seattle survey reflects on Ai Weiwei’s political engagement from the 1980s to today. Photo: Chloe Collyer Welcome to One Fine Show, where Observer highlights a recently ...

Today Hyperallergic is launching Ai Weiwei Watch, a permanent liveblog of the events and issues surrounding Chinese artist Ai Weiwei’s arrest. Our initial two liveblogs covered the artist’s detainment ...