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Jun 27, 2017

Ai Weiwei Returns To The Hirshhorn With The Provocative And Hilarious ‘Trace’

The political dissident is also a scathing satirist.

Mar 01, 2013

Out of Frame: 21 and Over

Despite some painfully boring frat boy bacchanal, there is social commentary brewing underneath the surface of “21 and Over.”

Dec 18, 2012

At Hirshhorn Exhibit, Ai Weiwei’s Art Raises Questions That Many Are Asking in Wake of Newtown Massacre

Though Ai Weiwei’s art criticizes the totalitarian government in China, it also raises uncomfortable but necessary questions about the U.S. in the wake of the Newtown massacre.

Dec 10, 2012

Photo of the Day: December 10, 2012

A bunch of porcelain crabs, courtesy of Ai Weiwei.

Oct 06, 2012

Ai Weiwei Exhibits Work at Hirshhorn Museum

Ai Weiwei: According to What is a full-floor exhibition filled with sculptures, photography, video and audio work created by the Beijing Olympic Stadium designer widely known for his outspoken criticism of the Chinese government.

Jul 30, 2012

Movie Theater Says It Is Not a Target of Chinese Spies

An unhappy customer reported seeing a woman dart in and out of a screening of a documentary about the Chinese dissident artist Ai Weiwei. Are Chinese spies afoot in our movie theaters? Probably not.

Jun 21, 2012

Today at Silverdocs: Ai Weiwei, George Plimpton, Detroit and a Penis Museum

Films about the Chinese artist and dissident Ai Weiwei, Texas Gov. Ann Richards, George Plimpton, New York Shakespeare Festival founder Joe Papp and the tragedy of Detroit. And, yeah, one about a penis museum.

 
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