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), ...

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

Legendary dissident artist Ai Weiwei is taking over Seattle Art Museum (and beyond) for an extended run, showcasing sharply ...

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

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

It features interviews with key players in Ai’s adaptation of “Turandot” including longtime friend, choreographer Chiang ...

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

Chinese artist Ai Weiwei was recently barred from entering Switzerland after he was unable to produce a visitor's visa. According to an Instagram post by Ai, he spent the evening of February 10 on ...

You might expect a world-famous artist like Ai Weiwei — who has poked critically ... early 20th century as a deliberately absurd form of protest against World War I. Throughout Ai’s work ...