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# ai-weiwei - Saturday 11 October, 2014



# Ai Weiwei

# Ai Weiwei

Artist transforms Alcatraz into tribute to political prisoners

Oct 11th 2014, 10:15 AM 6,776 Views 4 Comments

Chinese artist Weiwei has installed a number of exhibitions into the prison.

# ai-weiwei - Thursday 18 October, 2012



# Art Power

# Art Power

Ai Weiwei, Pussy Riot make art world power list

Oct 18th 2012, 11:43 AM 1,833 Views 1 Comment

Art Review magazine’s annual Power 100 list includes the Chinese and Russian dissidents in its top 100 influential figures in the art world.

# ai-weiwei - Saturday 18 August, 2012



# Read Me

# Read Me

Read Me: Ai Weiwei and me

Aug 18th 2012, 2:00 PM 52 Views 11 Comments

Alison Klayman, director of the new documentary about controversial Chinese artist Ai Weiwei tells TheJournal.ie that his future is still very uncertain.

# ai-weiwei - Friday 20 July, 2012



# Ai Weiwei

# Ai Weiwei

China: Artist Ai loses appeal against tax fine

Jul 20th 2012, 7:02 PM 2,500 Views 2 Comments

Ai Weiwei – a vocal critic of China’s government – had decried the ruling, saying it an attempt to silence him.

# ai-weiwei - Monday 7 November, 2011



# China

# China

Supporters send cash to cover dissident artist Ai Weiwei's €1.7m tax bill

Nov 7th 2011, 2:02 PM 239 Views 1 Comment

The Chinese artist said last week he has been issued with a tax bill and fines of 15 million yuan.

# ai-weiwei - Tuesday 1 November, 2011



# The Taxman

# The Taxman

China gives dissident artist Ai WeiWei a €1.7m tax bill

Nov 1st 2011, 12:17 PM 266 Views 0 Comments

Chinese artists and vocal rights activist Ai WeiWei has been ordered to pay €1.7 million in alleged back taxes – a move he says is an attempt to silence him.

# ai-weiwei - Friday 1 July, 2011



# China

# China

China celebrates 90 years of the Communist Party

Jul 1st 2011, 10:00 AM 212 Views 1 Comment

In a lengthy speech, president Hu Jintao gave no indication of any moves toward loosening the party’s firm grip on power

# ai-weiwei - Sunday 26 June, 2011



# China

# China

China releases another dissident but is he being watched?

Jun 26th 2011, 9:59 AM 96 Views 0 Comments

Hu Jia has spent three-and-a-half years in prison for allegedly planning to disrupt the 2008 Olympics.

# ai-weiwei - Thursday 23 June, 2011



# Gagged

# Gagged

Freed Ai Weiwei silenced and still followed by Chinese authorities

Jun 23rd 2011, 3:03 PM 149 Views 0 Comments

On his first day of freedom, the outspoken government critic said he cut his own hair.

# ai-weiwei - Wednesday 22 June, 2011



# China

# China

China releases dissident artist Ai Weiwei following tax 'confession'

Jun 22nd 2011, 4:57 PM 154 Views 4 Comments

Chinese media reports that one of the country’s leading activists has confessed to tax evasion and been released.

# ai-weiwei - Monday 16 May, 2011



# China

# China

Chinese artist Ai Weiwei allowed brief family visit after 43 days in custody

May 16th 2011, 3:18 PM 406 Views 0 Comments

The influential and celebrated artist’s wife found him “changed” when she visited him briefly yesterday, in the first visit allowed to his family since he was arrested in Beijing in April.

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