Renowned Chinese artist and activist Ai Weiwei returns to New York City with his exhibition What You See is What You See, at Faurschou New York. This exhibition brings Ai back to the city where, for twelve transformative years—from 1981 to 1993—his early artistic vision took shape.

Oct 29, 2024 · 12 works focused on freedom of expression and geopolitical conflicts. After eight years, New York City once again hosts Chinese artist, designer and activist Ai Weiwei for an exhibition titled What You See is What You See, that showcases 12 works made with Lego bricks.

The Fascinating Backstory Behind Ai Weiwei’s New York Takeover The prolific Chinese artist plots an ambitious project with over 300 works for Public Art Fund. Director Nicholas Baume shares the story.

2 days ago · But as is always the case with Ai’s work, the political comes with the personal: in the two recreations of Monet’s nymphéas; Water Lillies #3 (2023), and Water Lillies #4 (2022), the toy brick pixels coalesce around an unfamiliar black void which is the doorway to a subterranean burrow that Ai’s family inhabited during his father’s ...

Jan 21, 2025 · World-famous artist, activist, and provocateur Ai Weiwei is currently exhibiting stunning new work at two different galleries in New York that reproduce famous paintings and news images on a massive scale – all composed from hundreds of thousands of LEGO and WOMA bricks. Both exhibitions exceed expectations independently but benefit from a multiplication and amplification together.

While living in New York between 1983 and 1993, Ai was strongly influenced by the artists Marcel Duchamp and Jasper Johns. is a layered homage to both artists. Ai borrows two motifs from Duchamp—the readymade everyday object and the self-portrait of the artist in profile.

Oct 11, 2017 · Chinese artist and dissident Ai Weiwei, working with Public Art Fund, stages a massive New York exhibition on themes of borders and cages.

Oct 5, 2017 · Ai Weiwei is many things — a restless artist in all media, China’s most prominent dissident, and a compulsive Instagrammer — but he’s a New Yorker, too.

Oct 13, 2017 · On Thursday morning, the Chinese artist and dissident Ai Weiwei was walking straight at me, right on time for our interview, when he suddenly veered to the right, pulled out his phone, and...

Oct 13, 2017 · Ai Weiwei has installed over 300 works in public spaces throughout NYC's five boroughs for his exhibition 'Good Fences Make Good Neighbors.'