Ai Weiwei, who has a penchant for sticking out appendages and pointing them at things, does it again with a new photo of himself holding up his leg like a rifle and...
Tag Archives: Ai Weiwei
May 12, 2014 marks the sixth anniversary of the 2008 Sichuan earthquake which killed 69,197 people, injured 374,176 people, and left at least 5 million people homeless. To commemorate the anniversary...
Our weekly event post and ongoing exhibition calendar don’t provide much information about current art exhibitions other than the gallery and the closing date, and it’s been a while since we...
The Sandstorm (??? / ???), a dystopian sci-fi short film starring Ai Weiwei (???) as a water smuggler has been released after an uncertain future following a dispute between the...
Due in no small part to media idolization of him as an artist-dissident, Ai Weiwei’s unwavering criticism of the Chinese government frequently comes off as a narrow, personal fight. However, in this interview in...
As you know, Beyond Chinatown does a weekly listing of current exhibitions and maintains an exhibition calendar. However helpful, they don’t tell much about what the show is about. To help you learn more...
One thing that strikes me about the weekly events is that they are always very eclectic. This week: video art from Hong Kong with a Chinese rock soundtrack, Taiwan-born artist Shyu Ruey-shiann...