Ai Weiwei
Ceramics are central to humanity. To dismiss them as 'decorative' is absurd
Artists from Magdalene Odundo to Ai Weiwei are demonstrating that the art form goes way beyond the "applied"
Collector Budi Tek donates contemporary Chinese works to Lacma, including Ai Weiwei's Zodiac Heads
The seven pieces, the first Tek has donated since forming a partnership with the Los Angeles institution in 2018, are featured in a current exhibition
A brush with... Ai Weiwei
An in-depth interview with the artist on his cultural experiences and greatest influences, from Marcel Duchamp to ancient Chinese ceramics—and why Romanticism is not for him
Ai Weiwei sparks outcry by posting ‘vaccine-sceptic’ video on Instagram
Chinese artist and activist says society does not have the right to make the Covid-19 vaccine compulsory
December Book Bag: Ai Weiwei spills the beans, a short history of Black British art and all of Leon Kossoff’s paintings
Our roundup of the latest art publications
‘Artists aren't able to defend human values anymore’: Ai Weiwei on how the art market is king and why Western museums are courting China
The Chinese artist will unveil a new work this week at the Southbank Centre for the English PEN 100 festival championing freedom of expression
Ai Weiwei’s animals feel the heat as conservators treat them to al fresco waxing at Lacma
Sculptures arrived from China ahead of a show of works of Chinese contemporary art
Halloween with Ai Weiwei: artist's new film screens in Piccadilly Circus and online tonight
The Chinese dissident artist is stopping the regular advertisements in the famous square for an hour
Ai Weiwei, Anish Kapoor and John Akomfrah among artists condemning Thai state violence against democracy protestors
Almost half of the artists participating in the Bangkok Art Biennale opening this week have expressed "support for the struggle for democracy"
New public art project in London will show works by Ai Weiwei and Eddie Peake on Europe's largest billboard
The digital art platform CIRCA will commission a new artist every month to create a work that reflects on the year 2020
Ai Weiwei: If you do not question Chinese power, you are complicit with it—that goes for art organisations too
Dissident artist says that European museums in China are betraying their own values
CoroNation: Ai Weiwei releases lockdown documentary about Wuhan
Film aims to show “surveillance, ideological brainwashing, and brute determination used to control every aspect of society” by China’s leaders
Significant art emerged from traumas of the past—will the pandemic prove different?
As the coronavirus crisis stretches on, we look at how artists have captured confinement in recent history and what is being done now
Three artist-led initiatives that are chronicling the coronavirus experience
From printed masks made by Ai Weiwei to art historical masterpieces recreated at home
Ai Weiwei will address the Rohingya refugee crisis in a forthcoming documentary
The Chinese dissident artist and director of Human Flow is also currently filming a new documentary about the coronavirus pandemic
Ai Weiwei: 'This is just a sign of another failure for the Chinese government'
In a two-day digital conference, the artist shares his thoughts on the Communist party’s handling of the coronavirus pandemic and the role of artists in society
Art's Most Popular: here are 2019's most visited shows and museums
Ai Weiwei was a hit in Brazil, records were broken in London and Paris—but is this the final year of museum visitor growth?
Here are 2019's most visited contemporary art exhibitions
Jean-Michel Basquiat brought in big crowds in Paris—but who beat him to claim the top spot?
'The real ideological war has just begun and Covid-19 is only the starting point': Ai Weiwei on China's response to the outbreak
The Chinese artist and activist reflects on how authoritarian political systems have been able to tackle the crisis more effectively
'Stay home and stay together': Ai Weiwei offers coronavirus advice in new video
Chinese artist's video is part of Palazzo Strozzi's new digital project for users during lockdown
Coronavirus in Italy: Ai Weiwei criticised for 'insensitive' pasta meme and Raphael blockbuster closes
An emergency decree means that all museums in the country are on lock down until 3 April
Ai Weiwei's censored films to go on show in Berlin
The works cannot be shown in China where the dissident artist says his identity has been erased
Sculpture park to show works by Ai Weiwei and Hans Arp at castle outside Berlin
Established by the founders of the Institute for Artists Estates, Loretta Würtenberger and Daniel Tümpel, the display will open in May at Schlossgut Schwante
King Tut’s golden year, Koons’s worst: the highs and lows of the art world in 2019
As Notre Dame burned, protestors called the shots and a gold toilet vanished, it was certainly a year to remember
Ai Weiwei confronts Amazon destruction in new film work
Dissident artist is exploring the disappearance of the Brazilian rainforest alongside China’s growing influence in South America
Public Art Fund adds four new members to its board, including Ai Weiwei
Ellen Celli, Andrea Krantz, and Ruthard Murphy also join the nonprofit to help bring more free arts programming to New York City
'The future of Hong Kong is already set': Ai Weiwei responds to escalating violence against democracy protesters
In Hong Kong, university campuses have become literal battlegrounds in the protracted clash between police and protesters over the region’s future