Chinese authorities are razing the Beijing studio of dissident artist Ai Wei Wei. He said that demolition crews showed up without advance warning, and have begun the process of tearing down the studio ...

Admitting that someone had blundered, the British government has reversed its decision earlier this week to deny Chinese dissident artist Ai Weiwei a six-month work visa and issued an apology to the ...

This is exactly what China’s provocative contemporary artist Ai Wei Wei strives to do through his work: use art to speak about many social and cultural concerns. His survey exhibition, According to ...

If you thought that Korean pop (K-pop) artist Psy's 15 minutes were over, THINK AGAIN. His infectious, worldwide hit, "Gangnam Style" is still alive and kicking—not only did Psy show some Gangnam ...

If there’s anyone who’s proven the immense power of documentary, it’s Laura Poitras, the director and producer of the Oscar-winning documentary “Citizenfour.” Her film shook new ground when it exposed ...

Ai Weiwei is weary from travel. The Chinese artist and human rights activist shuffles into the Marciano Art Foundation’s cavernous Theater Gallery — he arrived in L.A. from Berlin just last night and ...

Artist Ai Wei Wei, now no longer under house arrest in China, spent a year traveling around the world to track the global refugee crisis for his documentary, "Human Flow." He tells The Frame he wants ...

This month, the Brooklyn Art Museum presents "AI WEI WEI: THE SEED," a multi-disciplinary performance focusing on the early life of Ai Wei Wei, one of China’s most influential and famous modern-day ...