Ai Weiwei
28 August 1957 – present
Ai Weiwei is a Chinese contemporary artist, architect and documentary filmmaker. His work spans sculpture, installation, photography and film, and he served as an artistic consultant on the Beijing National Stadium built for the 2008 Olympics. He was detained by Chinese authorities for 81 days in 2011 and has lived outside China since 2015.
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Life events
He was born on 28 August 1957, the son of the poet Ai Qing.
Source: en.wikipedia.orgAfter his father was denounced during the Anti-Rightist Campaign, the family was relocated to Heilongjiang and then to Xinjiang, where they remained until 1976.
Source: en.wikipedia.orgHe began studying animation in 1978 after the family's return to the capital.
Source: en.wikipedia.orgThe avant-garde collective exhibited outside the National Art Museum of China in 1979.
Source: en.wikipedia.orgHe lived in the United States for twelve years, studying briefly at Parsons School of Design.
Source: en.wikipedia.orgHe went back to Beijing in 1993 because of his father's illness and later founded the studio FAKE Design.
Source: en.wikipedia.orgHe collaborated with Herzog and de Meuron on the stadium built for the 2008 Summer Olympics.
Source: en.wikipedia.orgThe installation of about 100 million porcelain seeds opened in the Turbine Hall in October 2010.
Source: en.wikipedia.orgHe was held for 81 days from 3 April 2011 and released on bail in June, with tax charges brought against his company.
Source: en.wikipedia.orgHis passport was returned in July 2015 and he established a studio in Germany.
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