1. Ai Weiwei - Chinese Contemporary Artist
Ai Weiwei is a Chinese contemporary artist and activist who was born in Beijing on August 28th 1957. His father, Ai Qing, was one of the finest modern Chinese poets who was known under the pen names Línbì, Kè'ā and Éjiā. Ai Qing passed away on May 5, 1996. Weiwei's mother Gao Ying was born in 1931 and continues to this day to be one of her sons most vocal supporters. She was the third wife of his father and worked at China's Writer's Association.(4) Weiwei also has a sister, Gao Ge and half-brother Ai Xuan, who is also a painter.(1) His wife, also an artist is ...
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