Ai Weiwei
DirectingAi 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.
Known For
Filmography — Acting
Flowers of Taipei: Taiwan New Cinema
Self
The Trainer
Ai Weiwei
Why Are We Creative?
Self
Ai Weiwei: Never Sorry
Self - Artist
Ithaka
Self
Clockwork Orange: The Prophecy
Himself
Eric Ravilious: Drawn to War
Hormone
Little Girl's Cheeks
Vincent van Gogh Superstar
Self
The Sand Storm
Propaganda: The Art of Selling Lies
Ai Weiwei - Evidence
Himself
Ai Weiwei: The Fake Case
Disturbing the Peace
Self
Ai Weiwei's Turandot
Self
The Chinese Lives of Uli Sigg
Ai Weiwei: Sunflower Seeds
Himself
The Rest
Ai Weiwei Drifting
Self
Free to Create - Artists in Exile
Himself
Ai Weiwei en Buenos Aires
Himself
Ai Weiwei's Appeal ¥15,220,910.50
Self
Ai Weiwei: Without Fear or Favour
Eat, Drink and Be Merry
Self
Who's Afraid of Ai Wei Wei?
Ai Weiwei: Yours Truly
Self
KUN 13: Criticizing Ai Weiwei and Wu Haohao
Himself
Filmography — Crew
A Beautiful Life
Director
Human Flow
Producer
The Crab House
Director
Cockroach
Director
CoroNation
Producer
4851
Director
Little Girl's Cheeks
Director
Chang'an Boulevard
Producer
Ping'an Yueqing
Producer
Opera di Roma: Turandot
Director
Sanhua
Director
One Recluse
Director
Disturbing the Peace
Director
Fairytale
Director
The Rest
Producer
Rohingya
Producer
Fukushima Art Project
Director
Ordos 100
Producer
Flower Good Moon Round
Director
The Mala Desert
Producer
Beijing 2003
Producer
Shouting Out
Director
Stay Home
Director
Ai Weiwei's Appeal ¥15,220,910.50
Director
冯正虎回家
Director
Beijing: The Third Ring
Director
Heaven and Earth
Producer
Eat, Drink and Be Merry
Director
Vivos
Director
So Sorry
Producer
Animality
Director
You Know What I Mean
Director
Wenchuan Rebar
Director
Play of the Play
Director
Remembrance
Director
江天勇律师
Director
Discard the Old Path of Closed Doors and Rigidity and Reject Evil Attempts to Change the Party's Banner
Director
Beijing: The Second Ring
Producer
Jingmei Wang
Director
Straight
Director