Ai Weiwei
Personal Info
Known for
Directing
Gender
Male
Birthday
1957-08-28 (67 years old)
Place of Birth
Beijing, China
Ai Weiwei
Biography
Ai Weiwei is a Chinese contemporary artist and activist. Ai grew up in the far north-west of China, where he lived under harsh conditions due to his father's exile. As an activist, he has been openly critical of the Chinese Government's stance on democracy and human rights. He investigated government corruption and cover-ups, in particular the Sichuan schools corruption scandal following the collapse of schools in the 2008 Sichuan earthquake. In 2011, Ai Weiwei was arrested at Beijing Capital International Airport on 3 April, for allegedly economic crimes. He was detained for 81 days without charge. Ai Weiwei emerged as a vital instigator in Chinese cultural development, an architect of Chinese modernism, and one of the nation's most vocal political commentators. Ai Weiwei encapsulates political conviction and his personal poetry in his many sculptures, photographs and public works. In doing this, he makes use of Chinese art forms to display the Chinese political and social issues. After being allowed to leave China in 2015, he has lived in Berlin, Germany, and, since 2019, in Cambridge, UK, with his family, working and traveling internationally.
Acting
(2025)
Ai Weiwei's Turandot
as Self
(2024)
Free to Create - Artists in Exile
as Himself
(2023)
Clockwork Orange: The Prophecy
as Himself
(2022)
Ithaka
as Self
(2022)
(2019)
Vincent van Gogh Superstar
as Self
(2019)
(2019)
(2019)
Ai Weiwei: Yours Truly
as Self
(2018)
Why Are We Creative?
as Self
(2018)
Ai Weiwei en Buenos Aires
as Himself
(2017)
Ai Weiwei Drifting
as Self
(2017)
(2014)
(2014)
(2014)
(2014)
Ai Weiwei - Evidence
as Himself
(2013)
(2012)
Ai Weiwei: Never Sorry
as Self - Artist
(2012)
(2011)
(2010)
(2010)
Ai Weiwei: Sunflower Seeds
as Himself
(2009)
Disturbing the Peace
as Self
(2009)
(2003)
Eat, Drink and Be Merry
as Self
Crew
(2025)
Animality
Director, Producer, Writer
(2022)
Rohingya
Producer, Director
(2022)
Opera di Roma: Turandot
Director
(2020)
CoroNation
Producer, Director
(2020)
Vivos
Director, Producer, Director of Photography
(2020)
Cockroach
Director
(2019)
The Rest
Producer, Director
(2019)
Ximei
Executive Producer
(2017)
Human Flow
Producer, Director, Director of Photography
(2017)
江天勇律师
Director
(2016)
Heaven and Earth
Producer, Director
(2015)
Straight
Director
(2015)
Fukushima Art Project
Director
(2014)
Play of the Play
Director
(2014)
You Know What I Mean
Director, Producer
(2014)
Ai Weiwei's Appeal ¥15,220,910.50
Director, Producer
(2013)
Ping'an Yueqing
Producer, Director
(2013)
Stay Home
Director, Producer
(2013)
Wenchuan Rebar
Director
(2012)
Chang'an Boulevard
Producer, Cinematography, Director, Editor
(2012)
Beijing: The Second Ring
Producer, Editor, Cinematography, Director
(2012)
Beijing: The Third Ring
Cinematography, Director, Producer, Editor
(2012)
So Sorry
Producer, Director
(2012)
Ordos 100
Producer, Director
(2012)
The Mala Desert
Producer, Director
(2012)
The Crab House
Director, Producer
(2012)
4851
Director
(2012)
(2012)
Ai Weiwei: Never Sorry
Thanks
(2011)
Flower Good Moon Round
Director
(2010)
One Recluse
Editor, Director, Producer, Cinematography
(2010)
Sanhua
Director, Producer
(2010)
A Beautiful Life
Director
(2010)
Jingmei Wang
Director
(2009)
Little Girl's Cheeks
Director, Producer
(2009)
Disturbing the Peace
Director, Producer
(2009)
冯正虎回家
Director
(2007)
Fairytale
Director, Editor, Producer
(2004)
Beijing 2003
Cinematography, Editor, Producer, Director
(2003)
Eat, Drink and Be Merry
Director, Producer