Ai Weiwei vs Elia Suleiman
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Compare the life timelines of Ai Weiwei (1957–present) and Elia Suleiman (1960–present) side by side. Their lives overlapped for 66 years, from 1960 to 2026.
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Ai Weiwei (1957–present)
- — Born in Beijing, China Verified
- — Family sent into internal exile Verified
- — Enrolled at the Beijing Film Academy Verified
- — Co-founded the Stars art group Verified
- — Moved to New York City Verified
- — Returned to China Verified
- — Artistic consultant for the Beijing National Stadium Verified
- — Sunflower Seeds installed at Tate Modern Verified
- — Detained by Chinese authorities Verified
- — Left China for Berlin Verified
Elia Suleiman (1960–present)
- — Born in Nazareth Verified
- — Left Nazareth and settled in New York City Verified
- — Made his first short films in New York Verified
- — Returned to Jerusalem to establish a film and media department at Birzeit University Verified
- — Released his first feature, Chronicle of a Disappearance Verified
- — Divine Intervention won the Jury Prize at the Cannes Film Festival Verified
- — The Time That Remains premiered in competition at Cannes Verified
- — It Must Be Heaven received a Special Mention at Cannes Verified