
Exhibition
Ai Weiwei. History Of Bombs
02 Apr 2020 – 24 May 2021
Imperial War Museum
London, United Kingdom
Conceptual artist Ai Weiwei positions himself in and out of his Beijing studio as a cultural arbiter. Compelled by a sense of social conscience, his artistic practice extends across many roles, from filmmaker and photographer, to writer, publisher, curator and architect. As an heir to Marcel Duchamp and Andy Warhol, yet digging deep into Chinese heritage, he moves freely between a variety of formal languages, reflecting on contemporary geopolitics. In recycling historical materials, loaded with meaning, such as Han Dynasty vases or wood from destroyed temples, Ai distils ancient and modern aesthetics in works of salvage or iconoclasm. Public commissions, like bringing 1,001 Chinese citizens to the small German town of Kassel for documenta 12 (Fairytale, 2007), or the pouring of hundreds of millions of handmade porcelain seeds into the Tate’s Turbine Hall (Sunflower Seeds, 2010), are audacious gestures that command global attention, but always underlain with humor and compassion. He is one of the leading cultural figures of his generation and consistently displays great courage in placing himself at risk to affect social change through his art. He serves as an example for legitimate social criticism and free expression both in China and internationally.
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Exhibition
14 Jul 2016 – 20 Nov 2016
Belvedere 21
Vienna, Austria
Exhibition
12 Sep 2017 – 28 Jan 2018
SSM - Sakip Sabanci Müzesi
Istanbul, Turkey
Exhibition
15 Nov 2019 – 26 Jan 2020
Luma Westbau
Zürich, Switzerland
Exhibition
04 Sep 2016 – 04 Dec 2016
HM Prison Reading
Reading, United Kingdom
Exhibition
26 Oct 2017 – 28 May 2018
Imperial War Museum
London, United Kingdom
Exhibition
12 Jul 2018 – 18 Aug 2018
UTA Artist Space
Beverly Hills, United States
Exhibition
03 Apr 2014 – 07 Jul 2014
Gropius Bau
Berlin, Germany
Exhibition
01 Oct 2020 – 31 Oct 2020
CIRCA
London, United Kingdom
Exhibition
05 Oct 2017 – 10 Dec 2017
The Store, 180 The Strand
London, United Kingdom
Exhibition
16 Nov 2018 – 14 Apr 2019
National Gallery Singapore
Singapore, Singapore
Exhibition
17 Jul 2015 – 09 Aug 2015
OVADA Gallery
Oxford, United Kingdom
Exhibition
06 May 2018 – 10 Jun 2018
Yorkshire Sculpture Park
Wakefield, United Kingdom
Exhibition
12 Oct 2019 – 01 Mar 2020
ARoS Aarhus Art Museum
Aarhus, Denmark
Exhibition
19 Sep 2015 – 13 Dec 2015
Royal Academy of Arts
London, United Kingdom
Exhibition
21 Sep 2018 – 13 Jan 2019
Kunsthal Charlottenborg
Copenhagen, Denmark
Exhibition
15 Mar 2018 – 01 Jun 2018
The Garage Gallery at the Fire Station
Doha, Qatar
Exhibition
05 Nov 2016 – 23 Dec 2016
Lisson Gallery | 504 West 24th Street
New York, United States
Exhibition
11 Dec 2015 – 24 Apr 2016
National Gallery of Victoria International
Melbourne, Australia
Exhibition
26 Sep 2015 – 13 Dec 2015
Royal Academy of Arts
London, United Kingdom
Exhibition
02 Oct 2019 – 02 Nov 2019
Lisson Gallery | 27 Bell Street
London, United Kingdom