Ai Weiwei vs Zeresenay Alemseged
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Compare the life timelines of Ai Weiwei (1957–present) and Zeresenay Alemseged (1969–present) side by side. Their lives overlapped for 57 years, from 1969 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
Zeresenay Alemseged (1969–present)
- — Born in Axum, Ethiopia Verified
- — Studied geology at Addis Ababa University
- — Doctoral studies in Paris
- — Founded the Dikika Research Project Verified
- — Discovery of the Dikika child, Selam Verified
- — Selam announced in Nature Verified
- — Curator and department chair, California Academy of Sciences Verified
- — Professor at the University of Chicago Verified