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A selling show at Nature Morte gallery will include work from across the outspoken Chinese artist’s career—amid reports of rising censorship in India
Collector David Walsh says budget for long-awaited extension is more than AUS$100m
From Francis Bacon to Damien Hirst, London's finest establishments are packed with breathtaking works
A new behind-the-scenes documentary shows how the Chinese dissident artist brought his signature stylings to Giacomo Puccini’s ‘Turandot’
The 69-year-old artist, known for satiric works made in collaboration with his brother, has been charged with “slandering China’s heroes and martyrs”
The Beijing-born artist and activist has recently spent time near the front line in Ukraine and is unveiling a major new commission in Kyiv—a large-scale installation responding to armed conflict—as well as a site-specific intervention made from Lego on a Ukrainian train
The fair is unfolding amid market jitters and following a string of gallery closures, but dealers were upbeat and reporting solid sales during the VIP preview
Artist’s cat silhouettes in Four Freedoms Park work reinterprets camouflage pattern used by the military
Long a fixture outside the Iowa headquarters of the publisher formerly known as Dotdash Meredith, "Plantoir" has been sold and will soon be relocated to an undisclosed site
As Ukraine’s president prepared for a high-stakes visit to Washington, DC, the Chinese artist and activist visited Eastern Ukraine
A statement from the museum, which displayed works by Ai Weiwei and Goya, attributes the closure to disruption caused by strike action
Ai Weiwei has created a new work for Warsaw that will be invisible to the public
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
Chinese artist describes U-turn as “victory for freedom of speech”
Museum's artistic director reveals how decision was taken out of her hands by “higher officials”
The Chinese artist-activist is due to visit Berlin, London and Melbourne
Reinterpreted "Water Lilies"—with the addition of a mysterious dark door—debuts at London's Design Museum in April
Artist reveals he was only granted full UK visa for Royal Academy show in London while in the air heading to Munich
Film aims to show “surveillance, ideological brainwashing, and brute determination used to control every aspect of society” by China’s leaders
The proposed museum would probably be in New York
He has described the Chinese artist's detention as “barbaric”
The artist talks about his refugee-orientated show in Hong Kong—and his plans for South America
The installation investigating their disappearance is part of the artist’s show at MUAC
Chinese artist's show at Cycladic Museum of Art in Athens includes a flag depicting drowned Syrian toddler Aylan Kurdi
From Manhattan to Beijing, with 30 years in between, Scully writes about his pupil
Toy maker has refused to supply materials for artist’s installation in Melbourne
At the Somerset music event, the Chinese dissident artist is screening a film about his family's history as prisoners of conscience
Giant refugee lifeboat is one of two works by Chinese dissident artist in the Biennale of Sydney
Survey at Gardiner Museum ranges from artist’s broken Han Dynasty urn to zodiac signs
Dissident artist is exploring the disappearance of the Brazilian rainforest alongside China’s growing influence in South America
The Chinese activist, detained in 2011, has visited prisons across the country
Proceeds from Berlin sale, which also includes works by Rosemarie Trockel and Tomás Saraceno, will benefit Kayany Foundation
Chinese artist recreates harrowing scene at Israel Museum after Donald Trump visit
The $50m San Francisco Bay redevelopment plan includes several large-scale public sculptures
The dissident Chinese artist on why he's tackling the global refugee crisis in his first exhibition in the Gulf
BBC executive, who has died aged 78, profiled artists in his Arena and Imagine series
Raed Yassin says there are "striking similarities" between his ceramic series on the Lebanese civil war and Ai's pieces on the Syrian war and refugee crisis
On the anniversary, the artist reflects on the disaster and China's response
Chinese artists unveils new commissions alongside 50 works at the Musée des civilisations de l’Europe et de la Méditerranée
The Chinese activist-artist, who lived in the city during the 1980s, comes back with new tree sculptures and an installation of cast-off clothing from refugee camps
Speaking to the BBC, Chinese dissident artist says West is unlikely to interfere and he has 'no trust in Britain at all'
Chinese artist was en route to premiere of his documentary Human Flow when staff wrongly claimed his visa was invalid
Chinese artist and activist says society does not have the right to make the Covid-19 vaccine compulsory
The Chinese dissident artist and director of Human Flow is also currently filming a new documentary about the coronavirus pandemic
Chinese artist and activist’s team has been documenting the intensifying anti-government protests over the weekend
Chinese artist's video is part of Palazzo Strozzi's new digital project for users during lockdown
Chinese artist and activist has been sharing photographs and videos on social media
The dissident artist argues that restrictions manifest more subtly in Europe and the US
Mayor of Lesbos donated 14,000 vests to the Chinese artist and activist who created installation outside city’s Konzerthaus
Activist was demonstrating in support of workers' rights in the face of cost-cutting at the museum
In this bumper edition we interview three of the world's leading artists, all of whom have shows timed to coincide with Frieze in London, plus all the latest news from the fair
The Fontainebleau will show works by Turrell, Ai Weiwei and Rauschenberg
The artist discussed the impetus behind his New York City-wide public art project Good Fences Makes Good Neighbors
The annual award, under the patronage of Japan’s Imperial Family, spans five categories including painting, sculpture and architecture
The artist was 'shocked and surprised' after 'Porcelain Cube' was destroyed by a man at Palazzo Fava in Bologna
The artist-activist defends free speech in a lengthy response, but says that the gallery’s decision is “for his own well-being”
Twenty-eight pieces have been purchased from collector Larry Warsh
Tiroche DeLeon collection focuses on works from developing countries<br>
Activist launches Jeffrey Deitch’s new Hollywood gallery and will show works with talent agency UTA
Danish parliament has approved plans to allow police to seize cash and valuables from refugees entering the country
The Chinese artist will also design the sets and costumes for the production at the Teatro dell'Opera next year
The Chinese artist’s work, which is inspired by Leonardo da Vinci illustrations, will be housed in a former Soviet-era exposition hall in Kyiv
The Chinese dissident artist is stopping the regular advertisements in the famous square for an hour
Ellen Celli, Andrea Krantz, and Ruthard Murphy also join the nonprofit to help bring more free arts programming to New York City
Several high-profile artists including Ai Weiwei have spoken out against the policy
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
Established by the founders of the Institute for Artists Estates, Loretta Würtenberger and Daniel Tümpel, the display will open in May at Schlossgut Schwante
So far targets on the platform developed in collaboration with Avant Arte have included landmarks, political buildings and even artworks
The video and message are part of the digital art platform Circa's new art commissions for public screens and billboards around the world
Gavin Turk has installed his mechanical fortune-telling sculpture Rosy Lee and more
The latest edition of the popular event includes work by Rafael Lozano-Hemmer and Ai Weiwei
The profits of the sale will go towards tiger conservation efforts in countries including Bangladesh and China
Chinese artist and activist to create work to draw attention to people smuggling
Museu de l’Art Prohibit is founded by the Catalan businessman Tatxo Benet
Spy games: Ai Weiwei and Herzog & de Meuron turn the Park Avenue Armory into a panopticon playground
The show Hansel and Gretel, which looks at how surveillance changes the perception of public space, is a mix of menace and fun
Three artists—Hito Steyerl, Wolfgang Tillmans and Ai Weiwei—are in the top ten this year
From printed masks made by Ai Weiwei to art historical masterpieces recreated at home
But a visit to Ai Weiwei Royal Academy show is not on the agenda
Almost half of the artists participating in the Bangkok Art Biennale opening this week have expressed "support for the struggle for democracy"
The dissident artist has created the one of the world's largest suspended Murano glass artworks
Dissident artist says that European museums in China are betraying their own values
Ai Weiwei and Richard Serra have also given works to the auction taking place at Sotheby's Paris
Physical copies of some of the top secret US diplomatic cables leaked by Assange will be on show
His death comes just weeks after the opening of the agency's new gallery in Beverly Hills, designed by the artist Ai Weiwei
Our roundup of the latest art publications
This US television series offers insights into the history and practice of artists from Marina Abramovic to Ai Weiwei
The purpose-built gallery underneath the High Line is a long-awaited step for the London dealer dynasty
Design Museum exhibition brings together more than a million pieces collected by the artist including spouts and Stone Age tools
The digital art platform CIRCA will commission a new artist every month to create a work that reflects on the year 2020
In Hong Kong, university campuses have become literal battlegrounds in the protracted clash between police and protesters over the region’s future
The Chinese artist will unveil a new work this week at the Southbank Centre for the English PEN 100 festival championing freedom of expression
An exhibition of contemporary glass art opens at the Boca Raton Museum of Art
Artists from Magdalene Odundo to Ai Weiwei are demonstrating that the art form goes way beyond the "applied"
Works by two artists who are the toast of London soon found buyers at Frieze London
The artist Sky Hopinka and three recipients will receive $25,000 and residencies at an Ai Weiwei-designed home in upstate New York