Ai Weiwei first deployed Lego bricks as an art medium in 2014 when he used them to create portraits of political prisoners. Now a key element of his practice, Lego will also feature heavily in the ...
“I’m like a shattered mirror,” the artist Ai Weiwei tells W one morning in a cozy corner of the Seattle Art Museum (SAM), ...
Legendary dissident artist Ai Weiwei is taking over Seattle Art Museum (and beyond) for an extended run, showcasing sharply ...
Ahead of his largest-ever exhibition in the U.S., the dissident artist reflects on collecting jade and living below ground.
Ai Weiwei, known for his witty and conceptual nose ... Street — are dedicated to Mr. Weiwei’s most recent works, iconic art masterpieces, and political imagery recreated from toy Lego and Woma bricks, ...
But he’s also revitalized Chinese art with his constant currents of passion, humor, and surprise. So it isn’t terribly ...
The Art and Activism of Ai Weiwei has Isaac Asimov’s I, Robot as its inspiration. And the reason for this is found in ...
Savelkoul describes it as “a reinterpretation of an Old Master painting by a major contemporary artist”, adding that the work ...
Seattle Art Museum (SAM) is showcasing an exhibit by contemporary Chinese artist Ai Weiwei from March 12 to Sept. 7, titled ...
In addition, Ai Weiwei: Water Lilies, the artist's reinterpretation of Claude Monet's famous triptych, made of 650,000 Lego bricks, will be on display at the Seattle Asian Art Museum beginning March ...
Rebel,” Seattle Asian Art Museum will host “Ai Weiwei: Water Lilies” from March 19 of this year through March 15, 2026, featuring Ai’s Lego take on Monet’s lilies, while Olympic ...