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Ai Weiwei Biography
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1957 |
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Born in Beijing, China
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1958 - 1978 |
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Resides in Xinjiang, China
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1978 |
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Enrolls in Beijing Film Academy
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1982 |
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Enrolls in Parsons School of Design
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1981 - 1993 |
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Lives in the United States, mostly in New York City
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1994 - 1997 |
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Founds China Art Archives and Warehouse, Art Director. Beijing, China
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Special Expert on design of National Olympic Stadium for Beijing’s 2008 Olympics in conjunction with Herzog & de Meuron
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Lives and works in Beijing, China
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| Selected Exhibitions |
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2009
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Garbage, group exhibition with Anatoly Shuravlev and Ai Weiwei, AFTERGALLERY, projectroom, Moscow, Russia
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2009
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The China Project. Queensland Art Gallery, Australia
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2009
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So Sorry, Haus der Kunst, Munich, Germany (solo)
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2009
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Photography Art Center, Beijing, China (solo)
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2009
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Ai Weiwei. Friedman Benda, New York, NY (solo)
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2009
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Is there going to be a title?, Haus der Kunst, Munich, Germany (solo)
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2009
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Ai Weiwei: According to What?, Mori Art Museum, Tokyo, Japan (solo)
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2009
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Ai Weiwei: New York Photographs 1983-1993, Three Shadows Photography Art Center, Beijing, China (solo)
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2009
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Ai Weiwei: Four Movements, Phillips de Pury & Company, London, UK (solo)
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2009
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The Big World. Recent Art from China, Hall and Yates Gallery, Chicago, USA
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2009
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Art Summer Hellerau, Festspielhaus Hellerau/Dresden, Germany
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2008
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Beijing Map Games. Birmingham Museum & Art Gallery. Birmingham, England
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2008
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abc art berlin contemporary, Postbahnhof, Berlin, Germany
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2008
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Mahjong: Contemporary Chinese Art from the Sigg Collection, The University of California, Berkeley Art Museum, Pacific Film Archive, Berkeley, USA
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2008
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Map Games: Dynamics of Change, Today Art Museum, Beijing, China
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2008
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Second Lives: Remixing the Ordinary, Museum of Arts and Design, New York, USA
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2008
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Reconstruction # 3. The Artists Playground, Sudeley Castle, Gloucestershire, UK
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2008
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China. The City exp(l)osed, Institut Francais d'Architecture & du Patrimoine, Paris, France
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2008
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Under Construction, Sherman Contemporary Art Foundation, Cambelltown Arts Center, Sydney, Australia (solo)
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2008
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Mary Boone Gallery, New York, USA (solo)
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2008
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Go China! Ai Weiwei, Groninger Museum, Groningen, The Netherlands (solo)
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2008
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Delirious Beijing, PKM Gallery, Beijing, China
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2008
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Community of Tastes - The Inaugural Exhibition Iberia Center for Contemporary Art, Iberia Center for Contemporary Art, Beijing, China
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2008
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RED Aside: Chinese Contemporary Art of the Sigg Collection, Fundacio Joan Miro, Barcelona, Spain
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2008
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The Real Thing. Contemporary Art from China, Institut Valencia d'Art Modern (IVAM), Valencia, Spain
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2008
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OUT THERE: Architecture Beyond Building, Biennale Architecture, 11th International Architecture Exhibition, Venice, Italy
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2008
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Half-Life of a Dream, Contemporary Chinese Art from the Logan Collection, San Francisco Museum of Modern Art, San Francisco, USA
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2008
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Super Fengshui: UCCA Site Commissions, Ullens Center for Contemporary Art, Beijing, China
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2007
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EI – Entity Identity – Beijing Series. Western Concepts – Chinese Drafts, Stedelijk Museum s' Hertogenbosch, MB 's-Hertogenbosch, The Netherlands
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2007
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Fortunate Objects: Selections from the Ella Fontanals Cisneros Collection, CIFO – Cisneros Fontanals Art Foundation, Miami, USA
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2007
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Inspired by China – Contemporary Furnituremakers Explore Chinese Traditions, Museum of Fort Lauderdale, Fort Lauderdale, USA
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2007
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Branded and on Display, Ulrich Museum of Art, Kansas State University, Wichita, USA
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2007
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China Now, Cobra Museum, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
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2007
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Get It Louder, SOHO Shangdu, Beijing, China
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2007
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Something New Pussycat, Klara Wallner Galerie, Berlin, Germany
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2007
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Energies – Synergy, Foundation DE 11 LIJNEN, Oudenburg, Belgium
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2007
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Chinese Video: Chord Chances in the Megalopolis, Morono Kiang Gallery, Los Angeles, USA
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2007
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Mahjong - Chinesische Gegenwartskunst aus der Sammlung Sigg, Museum der Moderne, Salzburg, Austria
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2007
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documenta 12, Kassel, Germany
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2007
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Contemporary Art Exhibitions of Kogo Art Space, Kogo Art Space, Hangzhou, China
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2007
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Metamorphosis: The Generation of Transformation in Chinese Contemporary Art, Tampere Art Museum, Tampere, Finland
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2007
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Thermocline of Art. New Asian Waves, ZKM - Zentrum für Kunst und Medientechnologie, Karlsruhe, Germany
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2007
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Art from China – Collection Uli Sigg, Centro Cultural Banco do Brasil, Rio de Janeiro, Brasil
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2007
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China Welcomes you... Desires, Struggles, New Identities, Kunsthaus Graz, Graz, Austria
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2007
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The Year of the Golden Pig – Contemporary Chinese Art from the Sigg Collection, Lewis Glucksman Gallery, Cork University College, Cork, Ireland
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2007
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Money, Beijing Today Gallery, Beijing, China
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2007
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Forged Realities, UniversalStudios, Beijing, China
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2007
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The Real Thing: Contemporary Art from China, Tate Liverpool, Liverpool, UK
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2007
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Project 'We are the future', 2nd Moskow Biennial of Contemporary Art, Art Centre Winzavod, Moskow, Russia
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2007
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Branded and on Display, Kannert Art Museum, University of Illinois, Champaign, USA
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2007
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A Continuous Dialogue, Galleria Continua, San Gimignano, Italy
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2007
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Galerie Urs Meile, Beijing-Lucerne, Lucerne, Switzerland (solo)
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2007
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Traveling Landscapes, AedesLand, Berlin, Germany (solo)
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2006
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Fragments, Galerie Urs Meile, Beijing, China (solo)
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2006
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Antique Modernity – Breaking Traditions, Ethan Cohen Fine Arts, New York, USA
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2006
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2006 Beaufort Outside, Museum of Modern Art, Oostende, Belgium
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2006
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China zwischen Vergangenheit und Zukunft / Between Past and Future – New Photography and Video from China, Haus der Kulturen der Welt, Berlin, Germany
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2006
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Regeneration. Contemporary Chinese Art from China and the US, Williams College Museum of Art, Williamstown, USA
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2006
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China Power Station I, Serpentine Gallery, London, UK
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2006
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Between Past and Future: New Photography and Video from China, Nasher Museum of Art at Duke University, Durham; Santa Barbara Museum of Art, Santa Barbara, USA
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2006
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Herzog & de Meuron. No 250. Eine Ausstellung, Haus der Kunst, Munich, Germany
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2006
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Busan Biennial 2006, Busan Museum of Modern Art, Busan, Korea
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2006
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Misleading Trails, Samek Art Gallery, Bucknell University, Lewisburg; Schick Art Gallery, Skidmore College, Saratoga Springs; Boyden Gallery, St. Mary's College of Maryland, St. Mary's City, USA
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2006
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Cityscapes 'Beijing Welcomes You'. Ein Stadtmodell von Lu Hao sowie Fotografien von Ai Weiwei, Kunsthaus Hamburg, Hamburg, Germany
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2006
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A Continuous Dialogue, Galleria Continua, Beijing, China
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2006
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Inspired by China – Contemporary Furnituremakers Expolre Chinese Traditions, Peabody Essex Museum, Salem, USA
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2006
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China Contemporary. Architecture, Art and Visual Culture, Netherlands Architecture Institute, Rotterdam, The Netherlands
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2006
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Black and Blue, Robert Miller Gallery, New York, USA
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2006
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Art in Motion – Chinese Contemporary Art meets BMW Art Cars, Museum of Contemporary Art Shanghai, Shanghai, China
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2006
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This Is Not For You – Sculptural Discourses, Thyssen-Bornemisza Art Contemporary, Vienna, Austria
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2006
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Detours. Tactical Approaches to Urbanization in China, Eric Arthur Gallery, Faculty of Architecture, Landscape and Design, University of Toronto, Toronto, Canada
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2006
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CHINA NOW. Faszination einer Weltveränderung, Sammlung Essl, Kunst der Gegenwart, Klosterneuburg / Vienna, Austria
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2006
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Mahjong – Chinesische Gegenwartskunst aus der Sammlung Sigg, Hamburger Kunsthalle, Hamburg, Germany
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2006
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MoCA Envisage / Entry Gate: Chinese Aesthetics of Heterogeneity, Museum of Contemporary Art Shanghai, Shanghai, China
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2006
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The 5th Asia-Pacific Triennial of Contemporary Art, Queensland Art Gallery, Queensland, Australia
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2006
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Zones of Contact, 15th Biennial of Sydney, Sydney, Australia
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2006
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Territorial. Ai Weiwei und Serge Spitzer, Museum für Moderne Kunst, Frankfurt am Main, Germany
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2006
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Altered, Stitched and Gathered, P.S. 1 Contemporary Art Center, Long Island City, New York, USA
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2005
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The 2nd Guangzhou Triennial, Guangdong Museum of Art, Guangzhou, China
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2005
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Misleading Trails, Fine Arts Gallery, Vanderbilt University, Nashville; Charlotte and Philip Hanes Art Gallery, Wake Forest University, Winston-Salem; University of North Texas Art Gallery, Denton; Altgeld Gallery, Northern Illinois University, DeKalb, USA
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2005
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Regeneration. Contemporary Chinese Art from China and the US, Arizona State University Art Museum, Tempe, USA
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2005
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Convergence at E116'/N40', Platform China Contemporary Art Institute, Beijing, China
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2005
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Between Past and Future: New Photography and Video from China, Victoria and Albert Museum, London, UK
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2005
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A Strange Heaven – Contemporary Chinese Photography, Tennis Palace Art Museum, Helsinki, Finland
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2005
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Mahjong - Chinesische Gegenwartskunst aus der Sammlung Sigg, Kunstmuseum Bern, Berne, Switzerland
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2005
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1st Monpellier Biennial of Chinese Contemporary Art, Montpellier, France
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2005
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Cina. Prospettive d'Arte Contemporanea / China: As Seen by Contemporary Chinese Artists, Provincia di Milano, Spazio Oberdan, Milan, Italy
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2005
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Between Past and Future: New Photography and Video from China", Seattle Art Museum, Seattle, USA
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2005
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Herzog & de Meuron. An Exhibition, Tate Modern, London, UK
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2005
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Regeneration. Contemporary Chinese Art from China and the US, University Art Gallery, University of California San Diego, La Jolla, USA
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2005
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No 250. An Exhibition. Beauty and Waste in the Architecture of Herzog & de Meuron, Netherlands Architecture Institute, Rotterdam, The Netherlands
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2004
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Silknet – Emerging Chinese Artists, Galerie Urs Meile, Beijing-Lucerne, Lucerne, Switzerland
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2004
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Persona3, China Art Archives & Warehouse, Beijing, China
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2004
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Le Printemps de Chine, CRAC ALSAC, Altkirch, France
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2004
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Regeneration, Contemporary Chinese Art from China and the US, David Winton Bell Gallery, List Art Center Brown University, Providence, USA
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2004
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Regeneration. Contemporary Chinese Art from China and the US, John Paul Slusser Gallery, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, USA
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2004
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On the Edge – Contemporary Chinese Photography & Video, Ethan Cohen Fine Arts, New York, USA
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2004
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Robert Miller Gallery, New York, USA (solo)
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2004
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Kunsthalle Bern, Switzerland (solo)
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2004
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Caermerklooster - Provinciaal Centrum voor Kunst en Cultur, Gent, Belgium (solo)
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2004
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Chinese Object: Dreams & Obsessions, Salvatore Ferragamo Gallery, New York, USA
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2004
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Between Past and Future: New Photography and Video from China, Museum of Contemporary Art Printemps Chicago and The David and Alfred Smart Museum of Art, Chicago; ICP International Center of Photography, New York, USA
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2004
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Modern Style in East Asia, Beijing Tokyo Art Projects, Beijing, China
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2004
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Herzog & de Meuron. No 250. Eine Ausstellung, Schaulager, Basel, Switzerland
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2003
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Galerie Urs Meile, Beijing-Lucerne, Lucerne, Switzerland (solo)
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2003
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New Zone - Chinese Art, Zacheta National Gallery of Art, Warsaw, Poland
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2003
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A Strange Heaven - Contemporary Chinese Photography, Galerie Rudolfinum, Praha, Czech Republic
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2003
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Junction. Chinese Contemporary Architecture of Art, Lianyang Architecture Art Museum, Shanghai, China
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2003
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Cement – Marginal Space in Contemporary Art, Chamber Fine Arts, New York, USA
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2002
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Art from a Changing World, Ludwig Forum for International Art, Henie Onstad Kunstsenter, Hoevikodden, Norway
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2002
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1st Guangzhou Triennale 2002, Guangdong Museum of Art, Guangzhou, China
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2002
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China - Tradition und Moderne, Museum Ludwig Galerie Oberhausen, Oberhausen, Germany
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2001
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TAKE PART II, Galerie Urs Meile, Beijing-Lucerne, Lucerne, Switzerland
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2001
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TU MU. Young Chinese Architecture, Aedes Galerie, Berlin, Germany
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2001
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TAKE PART I, Galerie Urs Meile, Beijing-Lucerne, Lucerne, Switzerland
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2000
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Fuck off, EastLink Gallery, Shanghai, China
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2000
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Portraits, Figures, Couples and Groups, BizArt, Shanghai, China
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2000
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Our Chinese Friends, ACC Galerie and Galerie der Bauhaus-Universität (in collaboration with Galerie Urs Meile, Beijing-Lucerne), Weimar, Germany
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1999
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"Innovations Part I", CAAW, Beijing, China
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1999
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Exposition China 1999, San Francisco Limn Gallery, USA
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1999
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Innovations Part I, China Art Archives & Warehouse, Beijing, China
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1999
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d'Apertutto, La Biennale di Venezia, 48. Esposizione Internationale d'Arte, Venice, Italy
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1999
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Modern China Art Foundation Collection, Caermersklooster - Provinciaal Centrum voor Kunst en Cultuur, Gent, Belgium
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1999
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Concepts, Colors and Passions, China Art Archives & Warehouse, Beijing, China
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1998
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Double Kitsch: Painters from China, Max Protetch, New York, USA
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1997
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A Point of Contact, Korean, Chinese, Japanese Contemporary Art, Daegu Art & Culture Hall, Taegu, Korea
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1996
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Begegnung mit China, Ludwig Forum für Internationale Kunst, Aachen, Germany
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1995
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Configura 2 - Dialog der Kulturen, Angermuseum, Galerie am Fischmarkt, Erfurt, Germany
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1995
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Change-Chinese Contemporary Art Exhibition, Goteborg Museum, Goteborg, Sweden
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1993
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Chinese Contemporary Art – The Stars 15 Years, Tokyo Gallery, Tokyo, Japan
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1989
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The Star: Ten Years, Hanart Gallery, Hong Kong
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1989
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The Stars: Ten Years, Hanart Gallery, Taipei, Taiwan
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1988
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Old Shoes - Safe Sex, Art Waves Gallery, New York, USA (solo)
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1987
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The Star at Harvard: Chinese Dissident Art, Fairbank Center for East Asian Research, Harvard University, Cambridge, USA
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1986
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China's New Expression, Municipal Gallery, New York, USA
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1986
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Avant-Garde Chinese Art, Albany University Art Museum, New York, USA
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1982
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Asian Foundation, San Francisco, USA (solo)
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1980
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The second 'Star Exhibition', National Art Museum of China, Beijing, China
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1979
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The first 'Star Exhibition', outside the National Art Museum of China, Beijing, China
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| Literature |
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2007
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China Art Book. Uta Grosenick / Caspar Schübbe (Ed.), 680 pages, approx. 850 images, trilingual: Engl./Ger./Chin., Dumont Buchverlag, Cologne 2007. www.chinaartbook.de
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2007
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Jocks, H-N. (2007). Ai Weiwei. Das Märchen von 1001 Chinesen. Kunstforum International, August-September, Bd. 187, pp. 428-443.
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2007
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Tinari, P. (2007). A Kind of True Living. Artforum International, Summer 2007. pp. 453-459
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2007
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Hopfener, B. (2007). Kunst aus China auf der Art Basel. Steigende Nachfrage. Available: http://www.artnet.de/magazine/news/hopfener/hopfener06-14-07.asp. Last accessed 21 June 2007
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2007
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Frilanz, J. (2007). I Don’t Love Art. www.artnet.de, 08.06.07
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2007
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Neidhart, C. (2007). Der Chinesentransporter. Weltwoche, 22.07. pp. 74-76
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2007
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Tobler, K. (2007). Manche hatten nicht mal einen Namen. SonntagsZeitung, 27.Mai 2007, p. 54
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2007
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Merewether, C. (2007). Ai Weiwei. The Freedom of Irreverence. Art Asia Pacific, 53. pp. 108-111.
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2007
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Smith, K. (2007). Ai Weiwei. In: Tate Liverpool, The Real Thing. Contemporary Art from China. Liverpool: Tate Liverpool. pp. 30-42.
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2007
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Mingels, G. (2007). Ein Nest für das neue China. Das Magazin, 15. pp 24-37.
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2007
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Yao, P. J. (2007). Ai Weiwei. Contemporary Art & Investment, April 2007, pp 22-23.
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