A massive painting by Chinese dissident artist Ai Weiwei dedicated to Nobel laureate Pablo Neruda was unveiled on Saturday in Valparaiso, the Chilean port where the poet lived.
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Contemporary mainland artist Ai Weiwei seems to spark controversy everywhere he goes these days - even when he's not there.
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Dissident artist Ai Weiwei says the overwhelming response from supporters keen to help him foot a 15 million yuan (HK$18.3 million) tax bill is a vote of defiance in the face of government...
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Ai Weiwei is a big, brawny hulk of an artist who has given his weight as 280 pounds (127kg). He has a tiger's back and a bear's waist, with a bearded face that shows he's from the north. His good-...
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Artist-activist Ai Weiwei was released on bail last night, with police saying it was because he had confessed to tax evasion and was suffering from chronic illness.
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Beijing last night said police were investigating maverick artist Ai Weiwei for suspected economic crimes - the first official confirmation of his detention since he was stopped from boarding a...
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What's happened? World-famous artist and designer of Beijing's Olympic Bird's Nest stadium has been arrested on the mainland.
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In the Venice Biennial gift shop, there's a bag printed with the phrase 'I am a piece of conceptual art'. It's a mediocre joke, but for 1,001 Chinese visitors to the other big European exhibition...
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