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Ai Weiwei
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Ai Weiwei

How to pronounce Ai Weiwei: Aye Way-way

Ai Weiwei Biography

Ai Weiwei is one of the world's most important living artists. Born in 1957, he lives in Cambridge, UK.



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  • Karen Cheung

    Karen Cheung

    Karen Cheung is a BA and LLB graduate from the University of Hong Kong, and a writer and journalist from Hong Kong. Her essays, cultural criticism, and reported features have appeared on This American Life and in the New York... (more)

    If you enjoyed:
    1000 Years of Joys and Sorrows

    Try:
    The Impossible City
    by Karen Cheung

  • Mei Fong

    Mei Fong

    Mei Fong was born August 8, 1972). Malaysian-Chinese-American, Fong grew up in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, and attended National University of Singapore for undergraduate studies. The Wall Street Journal full-time in 2001 as ... (more)

    If you enjoyed:
    1000 Years of Joys and Sorrows

    Try:
    One Child
    by Mei Fong

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