Dissident Chinese artist Ai Weiwei denied entry to Switzerland Ai is perhaps China's best-known modern artist and helped design the famous "Bird's Nest" stadium for Beijing's 2008 Olympics ...

From his The Bird’s Nest to Sunflower Seeds and many more, Ai Weiwei has solidified himself as one of the most renowned visual artists in contemporary culture.

MH: An artist and a voice for freedom… this Week on Firing Line. AI: I think every art, if it’s relevant, is political The son of a poet persecuted during Mao’s Cultural Revolution, artist ...

Artist and activist Ai Weiwei discusses resisting authoritarianism in China and beyond.

He co-designed the Bird's Nest Stadium, one of Beijing's crown jewels. But after becoming an outspoken critic of the Chinese government, Ai in 2011 was detained in Beijing and his studio was ...

Chinese artist Ai Weiwei, who helped design the stadium, said it was conceived in the spirit of democracy and freedom. The national 'Birds Nest' stadium, the main site of the 2008 Beijing Olympics ...

Ahead of the opening ceremony, Ai, who has distanced himself from his work on the Bird’s Nest, said he had “no feelings” about it being used again for the 2022 Winter Games.

Years prior to his departure from his home country, Ai famously consulted on the design of the venue hosting Friday night’s opening ceremony: The Beijing National Stadium, or “Bird’s Nest ...

When the artist Ai Weiwei was picked to help design Beijing's Bird's Nest stadium for the 2008 Summer Olympics, he hoped the Games and the venue's distinct architecture — the instantly ...