
Ai Weiwei is a Chinese contemporary artist and activist. Ai grew up in the far north-west of China, where he lived under harsh conditions due to his father's exile. As an activist, he has been openly critical of the Chinese Government's stance on democracy and human rights. He investigated government corruption and cover-ups, in particular the Sichuan schools corruption scandal following the collapse of schools in the 2008 Sichuan earthquake. In 2011, Ai Weiwei was arrested at Beijing Capital International Airport on 3 April, for allegedly economic crimes. He was detained for 81 days without charge. Ai Weiwei emerged as a vital instigator in Chinese cultural development, an architect of Chinese modernism, and one of the nation's most vocal political commentators. Ai Weiwei encapsulates political conviction and his personal poetry in his many sculptures, photographs and public works. In doing this, he makes use of Chinese art forms to display the Chinese political and social issues. After being allowed to leave China in 2015, he has lived in Berlin, Germany, and, since 2019, in Cambridge, UK, with his family, working and traveling internationally.

The Trainer
2024 · as Ai Weiwei

Why Are We Creative?
2018 · as Self

Flowers of Taipei: Taiwan New Cinema
2014 · as Self

Ai Weiwei: Never Sorry
2012 · as Self - Artist

Ithaka
2022 · as Self

The Rest
2019

Hormone
2011

Ai Weiwei's Turandot
2025 · as Self

Vincent van Gogh Superstar
2019 · as Self

Who's Afraid of Ai Wei Wei?
2011

The Sand Storm
2014

Ai Weiwei en Buenos Aires
2018 · as Himself

Ai Weiwei: Sewing a Button
2026 · as Self

Eric Ravilious: Drawn to War
2022

Ai Weiwei's Appeal ¥15,220,910.50
2014 · as Self

Ai Weiwei Drifting
2017 · as Self

Propaganda: The Art of Selling Lies
2019

Ai Weiwei: The Fake Case
2013