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Also Known As Ai Wei-wei
Born May 18, 1957? • Beijing • China
Awards And Honors Praemium Imperiale (2022)
Notable Works “Circle of Animals/Zodiac Heads” • “Fairytale” • “Remembering” • “Sunflower Seeds”
Notable Family Members father Ai Qing

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Chinese activist and artist Ai Weiwei in 2019, facing the camera and wearing a black zip-up jacket.
Ai Weiwei: Sunflower Seeds
Bronze animal head sculptures from Ai Weiwei's Circle of Animals/Zodiac Heads are displayed among water fountains in the courtyard of Somerset House, London.
Ai Weiwei: installation at the Konzerthaus Berlin
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