AI WEI WEI ON MAXXI
Biography
Ai Weiwei (Chinese: 艾未未; pinyin: Ài Wèiwèi; born 28 August 1957 in Beijing) is a Chinese contemporary artist and activist.
Ai collaborated with Swiss architects Herzog & de Meuron as the artistic consultant on the Beijing National Stadium for the 2008 Summer Olympics.
As a political activist, he has been highly and openly critical of the Chinese Government's stance on democracy and human rights. He has investigated government corruption and cover-ups, in particular the Sichuan schools corruption scandal following the collapse of "tofu-dreg schools" in the 2008 Sichuan earthquake.
In 2011, following his arrest at Beijing Capital International Airport on 3 April, he was held for 81 days without any official charges being filed; officials alluded to their allegations of "economic crimes".
Since being allowed to leave China in 2015, he has been living in Berlin, Germany, with his family, working on installations, and traveling extensively.
Description
In this project, in collaboration with a great Chinese graphic friend of mine, LI Lulong, through this a "fake" exhibition at the Maxxi, Museum of Contemporary Art in Rome, we wanted to describe and enhance the skills of a great oriental artist, who is not only very active in the field of art but also in the field of human rights.
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