Ahead of his largest-ever exhibition in the U.S., the dissident artist reflects on collecting jade and living below ground.

“I’m like a shattered mirror,” the artist Ai Weiwei tells W one morning in a cozy corner of the Seattle Art Museum (SAM), ...

Chinese artist Ai Weiwei’s US retrospective showcases his art and activism, challenging authoritarianism and championing free ...

Seattle Art Museum (SAM) is showcasing an exhibit by contemporary Chinese artist Ai Weiwei from March 12 to Sept. 7, titled ...

This week, the Seattle Art Museum opened the largest-ever U.S. exhibition featuring the work of Chinese artist and activist ...

But he’s also revitalized Chinese art with his constant currents of passion, humor, and surprise. So it isn’t terribly ...

You might expect a world-famous artist like Ai Weiwei — who has poked critically at value systems and institutions for decades with his provocative, interrogating art — to be more bombastic.

Maxim Derevianko’s “Ai Weiwei’s Turandot” has been picked up by Berlin-based doc specialist Rise and Shine World Sales, ahead ...

Ai Weiwei first deployed Lego bricks as an art medium in 2014 when he used them to create portraits of political prisoners. Now a key element of his practice, Lego will also feature heavily in the ...

You might expect a world-famous artist like Ai Weiwei — who has poked critically at value systems and institutions for ...

Ai Weiwei, the contemporary artist, documentarian and activist, is having a retrospective exhibit at the Seattle Art Museum.