Ai Weiwei born 1957 in Beijing, China

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Ai Weiwei - Colored Vases
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20th Century & Contemporary Art Day Sale, Afternoon Session
May 2023
Phillips, New York Auction
Est.: 200.000 - 300.000 USD
Realised: not available
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Ai Weiwei - Artist\'s Hand
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Editions & Works on Paper
April 2023
Phillips, New York Auction
Est.: 2.500 - 3.500 USD
Realised: 4.826 USD
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Ai Weiwei - Pequi Tree Miniatura
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Prints and Multiples
April 2023
Christies, New York
Est.: 2.000 - 3.000 USD
Realised: 2.394 USD
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Ai Weiwei - Plate with Flowers
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First Open: Post-War and Contemporary Art Online
March 2023
Christies, New York (Online Auction)
Est.: 35.000 - 55.000 GBP
Realised: not available
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Weiwei Ai - The Artist\'s Hand.
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Three-dimensional | ONLINE ONLY
March 2023
VAN HAM
Est.: 3.000 - 5.000 EUR
Realised: 3.960 EUR
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Ai Weiwei - Art Edition, Taschen
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Contemporary Edition: London
March 2023
Christies, London (Online Auction)
Est.: 3.000 - 5.000 GBP
Realised: 6.930 GBP
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Ai Weiwei - Sun Flower Seed, 2010
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Prints & Multiples
March 2023
Bonhams
Est.: 400 - 600 EUR
Realised: not available
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Ai Weiwei - History Of Bombs, 2020
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Prints & Multiples
March 2023
Bonhams
Est.: 900 - 1.200 EUR
Realised: not available
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Weiwei Ai - Artist\' Book.
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Three-dimensional | ONLINE ONLY
March 2023
VAN HAM
Est.: 3.000 - 5.000 EUR
Realised: not available
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Ai Weiwei - Finger
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Post-War & Contemporary Art Online
February 2023
Bonhams
Est.: 10.000 - 15.000 USD
Realised: not available
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Ai Weiwei - Self-Portrait in LEGO
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Evening & Day Editions
January 2023
Phillips, London Auction
Est.: 7.000 - 10.000 GBP
Realised: 16.380 GBP
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Ai Weiwei - The Papercut Portfolio
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Prints and Multiples
December 2022
Bonhams
Est.: 10.000 - 15.000 GBP
Realised: 11.475 GBP
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The artist Ai Weiwei

  • World-renowned contemporary Chinese conceptual artist, sculptor and curator.
  • His large-scale public artworks are among his best-known works.
  • Was imprisoned in China for 81 days in 2011 for statements critical of the government.

Ai Weiwei is a Chinese conceptual artist, sculptor and curator who is one of the best-known artists in the world. He is also a film director, author and curator. His work is characterised by a provocative combination of traditional symbols and Chinese history. In his works, he denounces human rights violations, economic exploitation and environmental pollution in China, and engages in cultural criticism as well as criticism of the global distribution of power. Due to statements critical of the government, he was imprisoned in China from April to June 2011 and punished with a subsequent travel ban, which was imposed until 2015.

In Weiwei's art, a formal reference to Marcel Duchamp can often be discerned. He frequently uses objects for his installations, which he then places in a new context. In addition, he deals with various art forms and has produced sculptures, paintings, photographs, films and books, among other things. He also enjoys taking part in performances. Among his best-known works are his large-scale public pieces.

For example, he laid out an exhibition hall at the Tate Modern (London) with 100 million sunflower seeds from May 2010 to October 2021. The seeds in the Sunflower Seeds installation were made of porcelain and hand-painted.

Born on 28.08.1957 in Beijing (China), Weiwei went to the Beijing Film Academy in 1978. There he founded the artist group Stars Group, which experimented with traditional art forms and opposed the state-controlled culture industry. In 1981, Weiwei moved to the USA, where he lived mostly in New York and attended the Parsons School of Design. At this time, he also studied performance and conceptual art, Dadaism and Pop Art in depth. In 1993, he went back to China, became increasingly politically active and founded an experimental art gallery in Beijing called China Art Archives and Warehouse in 1994. From 2015 to 2019, he lived and worked in Berlin, then moved to Cambridge and has been living in the small Portuguese town of Montemor-o-Novo since spring 2021.

Der Künstler Ai Weiwei

  • Weltbekannter zeitgenössischer chinesischer Konzeptkünstler, Bildhauer und Kurator.
  • Seine großformatigen öffentlichen Kunstwerke zählen zu seinen bekanntesten Arbeiten.
  • War 2011 wegen regierungskritischen Äußerungen 81 Tage in China inhaftiert.

Ai Weiwei ist ein chinesischer Konzeptkünstler, Bildhauer und Kurator, der zu den bekanntesten Künstlern der Welt gehört. Er ist zudem als Filmregisseur, Autor und Kurator tätig. Seine Arbeit zeichnet sich durch eine provokative Kombination aus traditionellen Symbolen und chinesischer Geschichte aus. In seinen Werken prangert er Menschenrechtsverstöße, wirtschaftliche Ausbeutung und Umweltverschmutzung in China an, übt Kulturkritik sowie Kritik an der globalen Machtverteilung. Aufgrund von regierungskritischen Äußerungen wurde er von April bis Juni 2011 in China inhaftiert und mit einem anschließenden Reiseverbot bestraft, das bis 2015 verhängt wurde.

In Weiweis Kunst lässt sich häufig ein formaler Bezug zu Marcel Duchamp erkennen. Oftmals verwendet er für seine Installationen Objekte, die er dann in einen neuen Zusammenhang stellt. Daneben befasst er sich mit verschiedenen Kunstformen und brachte neben Installationen u. a. auch Skulpturen, Bilder, Fotografien, Filme und Bücher hervor. Außerdem nimmt er gern an Performances teil. Zu seinen bekanntesten Werken zählen seine großformatigen öffentlichen Stücke.

So legte er von Mai 2010 bis Oktober 2021 eine Ausstellungshalle in der Tate Modern (London) mit 100 Millionen Sonnenblumenkernen aus. Die Kerne der Installation Sunflower Seeds waren aus Porzellan und handbemalt.

Am 28.08.1957 in Peking (China) geboren, ging Weiwei 1978 an die Pekinger Filmakademie. Dort gründete er die Künstlergruppe Stars Group, die mit traditionellen Kunstformen experimentierte und sich gegen den staatlich kontrollierten Kulturbetrieb opponierte. 1981 zog Weiwei in die USA, lebte dort größtenteils in New York und besuchte die Parsons School of Design. Zudem befasste er sich zu dieser Zeit eingehend mit Performance- und Konzeptkunst, dem Dadaismus und der Pop-Art. 1993 ging er zurück nach China, wurde zunehmend politisch aktiv und gründete 1994 eine Galerie für experimentelle Kunst in Peking mit dem Namen China Art Archives and Warehouse. In den Jahren 2015 bis 2019 lebte und arbeitete er in Berlin, zog dann nach Cambridge und lebt seit dem Frühjahr 2021 in der portugiesischen Kleinstadt Montemor-o-Novo.

Ai Weiwei - Odyssey Tile, 2021
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Estampes & Multiples
November 2022
Bonhams, Paris
Est.: 1.000 - 1.500 EUR
Realised: not available
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Ai Weiwei - Colored Vases
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Post-War & Contemporary Art Day Sale
November 2022
Christies, New York
Est.: 60.000 - 80.000 USD
Realised: 55.000 USD
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Ai Weiwei - Table with Two Legs on the Wall
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Post-War & Contemporary Art Day Sale
November 2022
Christies, New York
Est.: 100.000 - 150.000 USD
Realised: 95.000 USD
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Ai Weiwei - Coca Cola Vase
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Post-War & Contemporary Art Day Sale
November 2022
Christies, New York
Est.: 300.000 - 500.000 USD
Realised: 302.400 USD
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Ai Weiwei - Wanted (Deluxe Edition)
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Modern & Contemporary Prints & Multiples
November 2022
Bonhams, New York
Est.: 6.000 - 8.000 USD
Realised: 7.650 USD
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Ai Weiwei - History of Bombs - 2021
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Limited Edition
November 2022
Artcurial, Paris
Est.: 1.200 - 1.500 EUR
Realised: not available
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Ai Weiwei - \
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Contemporary Art & Design at Bukowskis
October 2022
Bonhams, Stockholm
Est.: 15.000 - 20.000 SEK
Realised: not available
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Ai Weiwei - Artist\'s Hand
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Editions & Works on Paper
October 2022
Phillips, New York Auction
Est.: 2.500 - 3.500 USD
Realised: 8.820 USD
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Weiwei Ai - Thinline.
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Thinking in 3 Dimensions | ONLINE ONLY
October 2022
VAN HAM
Est.: 3.000 - 3.500 EUR
Realised: 4.356 EUR
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Ai Weiwei - Artist\'S Hand
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Prints and Multiples
October 2022
Christies, New York
Est.: 3.000 - 5.000 USD
Realised: 4.032 USD
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Ai Weiwei - Self-Portrait in LEGO
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Editions & Works on Paper
October 2022
Phillips, New York Auction
Est.: 8.000 - 12.000 USD
Realised: 17.640 USD
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Weiwei Ai - Artist\' Book.
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Contemporary Curated | ONLINE ONLY
September 2022
VAN HAM
Est.: 4.500 - 4.500 EUR
Realised: not available
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Ai Weiwei in News and Exhibitions

London, Southbank Centre - Koestler Arts: Freedom

6,500 works moved artist and human rights activist Ai Weiwei to be a voice for them. The works are by people from the British penal system, all of whom applied for the Koestler Award. For its 60th anniversary, the Chinese conceptual artist is curating the accompanying exhibition with the evocative title Freedom.

October 27, 2022

Ai Weiwei in News and Exhibitions

London, Southbank Centre – Koestler Arts: Freedom

6.500 Arbeiten bewegten den Künstler und Menschenrechtler Ai Weiwei dazu, ihnen ein Sprachrohr zu sein. Die Werke stammen von Menschen aus dem britischen Strafvollzug, die sich allesamt auf den Koestler Award beworben haben. Zu dessen 60. Jubiläum kuratiert der chinesische Konzeptkünstler die Begleitausstellung mit dem sprechenden Titel Freedom.

October 27, 2022

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