Art and activism
Ai Weiwei is a Chinese artist and activist whose installations, sculpture and social projects have engaged global audiences and questioned power, human rights, and freedom of expression.
Significance
- Combines traditional craft and large-scale installations to critique political systems.
- Uses social media and documentary practices to reach worldwide audiences.
- His work blurred lines between artist and public intellectual in the 21st century.
Further reading: Wikipedia: Ai Weiwei