Ai Weiwei

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title: Ai Weiwei
text: Ai Weiwei is a Chinese contemporary artist, documentarian, and activist. Ai grew up in the far northwest of China, where he lived under harsh conditions due to his father's exile. As an activist, he has been openly critical of the Chinese Government's stance on democracy and human rights. He investigated government corruption and cover-ups, in particular the Sichuan schools corruption scandal following the collapse of "tofu-dreg schools" in the 2008 Sichuan earthquake. In April 2011, Ai Weiwei w
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description: Chinese conceptual artist and dissident
original url: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ai_Weiwei
date created: 2006-12-23T04:10:17Z
date modified: 2024-09-03T02:40:18Z
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