2025 July - Art and Activism of Ai Weiwei by East Asia Resource Center

East Asia Resource Center, UW

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National Consortium for Teaching about Asia

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"Ai Weiwei: 'An artist must be an activist'" The Guardian (22 Mar 2020)

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Ai Weiwei, Kui Hua Zi (Sunflower Seeds) Khan Academy

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Ai Weiwei: Yours Truly (2019)

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Little Girl's Cheeks (2009)

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On December 15, 2008, a citizens' investigation began with the goal of seeking an explanation for the casualties of the Sichuan earthquake that happened on May 12, 2008. This documentary is a structural element of the citizens' investigation.

Disturbing the Peace (2009)

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"Disturbing the Peace" is a documentary of an incident during Tan Zuoren's trial on August 12, 2009. Tan Zuoren was charged with "inciting subversion of state power". Chengdu police detained witnessed during the trial of the civil rights advocate, which is an obstruction of justice and violence.

Ai Weiwei - Sunflower Seeds (2010)

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Artisan Ai Weiwei employs traditional porcelain techniques to create sunflower seeds, sparking curiosity and questions about art. The production process involves a community in Jingdezhen, a town known for its porcelain. The sunflower seeds symbolize loyalty to the party during Chairman Mao's era, adding a historical dimension to this contemporary art piece. Created by Tate.

Ai Weiwei: Never Sorry (2012)

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AI WEIWEI: NEVER SORRY is the inside story of a dissident for the digital age who inspires global audiences and blurs the boundaries of art and politics. First-time director Alison Klayman gained unprecedented access to Ai while working as a journalist in China.

Dumbass (2013)

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The Art of Dissent: Ai Weiwei and Jacob Appelbaum (2015)

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Laura Poitras documents the dissidents Ai Weiwei and Jacob Appelbaum as they collaborate on an art project.

"Dumbass: Ai Weiwei releases heavy metal music video" The Guardian (22 May 2013)

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Ai Weiwei drifting - art awareness and the refugee crisis (2017)

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Exiled in Europe, Chinese artist Ai Weiwei has made the refugee crisis central to his work. DW Documentary accompanied him behind the scenes of his latest film ‘Human Flow’.

Human Flow (2019)

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Captured over the course of an eventful year in 23 countries, the film follows a chain of urgent human stories that stretches across the globe in countries including Afghanistan, Bangladesh, France, Greece, Germany, Iraq, Israel, Italy, Kenya, Mexico, and Turkey.

So Sorry (2011)

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A sequel to Disturbing The Peace, the film So Sorry (named after the artist’s 2009 exhibition in Munich, Germany) shows the beginnings of the tension between Ai Weiwei and the Chinese Government.

Straight (2015)

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*This film contains graphic footage.

On May 12, 2008, Sichuan province suffered a devastating earthquake with thousands of deaths and many more injured and displaced. Ai acquired many tons of the twisted rebar, sending the material to his studio in Beijing where craftsmen meticulously straightened each piece of rebar.

Cockroach - A Film by Ai Weiwei (2020)

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Ai Weiwei’s “Cockroach” (2020) is a documentary film about the 2019 Hong Kong protests.

CoroNation (2020)

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"Coronation" is a documentary film about the lockdown in Wuhan, China, during the Covid-19 outbreak in the spring of 2020.

Hanging Man: The Arrest of Ai Weiwei by Barnaby Martin (2013)

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1000 Years of Joys and Sorrows: A Memoir by Ai Weiwei (2021)

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Zodiac: A Graphic Memoir by Ai Weiwei with Elettra Stamboulis; Illustrated by Gianlucca Costantini (2024)

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Circle of Animals/Zodiac Heads

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Circle of Animals / Zodiac Heads is the centerpiece of a global, multi-year touring exhibition that will be presented in the United States, Europe, and Asia.

Liu Xiaobo (1955-2017) Author of Charter 08, recipient of 2010 Nobel Peace Prize

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Independent Chinese PEN Center

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Independent Chinese PEN Center (ICPC) is a nongovernmental, nonprofit and nonpartisan organization beyond borders based on free association of those who write, edit, translate, research and publish literature work in Chinese and dedicated to freedom of expression for the workers in Chinese language and literature, including writers, journalists, translators, scholars and publishers over the world.

@Large: Ai Weiwei on Alcatraz (27 Sept 2014 - 26 April 2015)

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Andy Warhol | Ai Weiwei (2015-2016)

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The Wharol , Pittsburgh (4 June - 11 Sept 2016)

National Gallery Victoria, Melbourne (11 Dec 2015 - 24 April 2016)

"Famous Dissidents Ai Weiwei and Jacob Appelbaum Stuff Panda Bears with N.S.A. Documents" from Artnet (9 June 2015)

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"The refugee crisis isn't about refugees. It's about us" The Guardian (2 Feb 2018)

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Ai Weiwei: New York Photographs 1983-93

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"Ai Weiwei at Kettle's Yard - a story of faith and fakes" Financial Times (15 Feb 2022)

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Neither Nor |Ai Weiwei (13 April - Sept 1 2024) San Gimignano, Italy

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4851 (2009)

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Over 5,000 students in primary and secondary schools perished in the earthquake May 12, 2008 earthquake, yet their names went unannounced. As of September 2, 2009, there were 4,851 names confirmed. This video is a tribute to these perished students and a memorial for innocent lives lost.

Ai Weiwei - 4 classroom activities

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Good Fences Make Good Neighbors (12 Oct 2017 - 11 Feb 2018) New York City

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"Ai Weiwei: The artwork that made me the most dangerous person in China" The Guardian (15 Feb 2018)

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"Ai Weiwei's Lego classics are much more than playful reproduction" Art Critique (20 Dec 2023)

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Ai Weiwei: Making Sense (7 April - 30 July 2023) Design Museum, London

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Ai Weiwei: Resetting memories (13 April - 6 Oct 2019) University Museum of Contemporary Art, Mexico City

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"Lego refusing to sell bricks to Chinese artist Ai Weiwei was a mistake" The Guardian (28 April 2016)

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Ai Weiwei MASK month-long charity initiative raises over $1.4m (13 July 2020)

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Ai Weiwei Exhibit Shines Light on Time as Political Prisoner (2013) Venice Biennale

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Ai Weiwei. In Search of Humanity (16 Mar - 4 Sept 2022) Albertina Modern, Vienna

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#aiww: The Arrest of Ai Weiwei | Hampstead Theatre (2013)

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Chinese artist Ai Weiwei describes his 81 days in prison - and the extreme surveillance, censorship, and 'soft detention' he's endured since (20 Dec 2018) Artspace

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Ai Weiwei in "Change" from Art21 (2012)

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Interview with Ai Weiwei conducted in Sept 2011, following his detention.

Ai Weiwei: 13 works to know (2015)

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"Review: Ai Weiwei Gets the Big Retrospective He Deserves, for Better and For Worse" ARTnews (9 June 2022)

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Review of Albertina Modern's exhibition 'Ai Weiwei. In Search of Humanity' (16 March - 4 Sept 2022)

Who's Afraid of Ai Weiwei? (2011)

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Wang Keping, sculptor talks about The Stars Art Group

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Vivos (2020)

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Selected Poems by Ai Qing (2021)

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"Happiness and sadness always coexist" (2020)

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Two of Ai Weiwei's films merged into one by Omni.

Ai Weiwei's Turandot Documentary Trailer (2025)

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Study of Perspective Series (1995-2003)

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Beijing Spring (2021)

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Documentary about the Stars Exhibition (1978)

San Hua (2007)

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February 11, 2007 rescue of 400-500 cats by Tianjin's Small Animal Protection Association. (No English subtitles)

One Recluse (2008)

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Documentary about Yang Jia who was arrested in Shanghai, beaten, and eventually executed for killing policemen in October 2007.

The Yuangmingyuan and Zodiac Heads

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Scholarly essays and curriculum from MIT's Visualizing Cultures project in three parts.

"Ai Weiwei: 'In the art world, everyone talks about money. It's poisonous; you're only worth as much as your work." El País, (Feb 14, 2025)

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Poetry and Politics of Ai Qing - session slides

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Good Fences, Make Good Neighbors, NYC (2017-18)

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Good Fences, Make Good Neighbors (Interactive map)

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1000 Years of Joys and Sorrows - Chs 1-9 class posters/notes

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Turandot (1987)

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Fairytale (2010)

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Ai Weiwei has 81 questions for AI (2024)

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Don't Follow the Wind | Radioactive Art in Fukushima (2015-2022)

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Documentary clips from class

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Includes clips from: Ai Weiwei: Never Sorry, Fairytale, Ai Weiwei: Yours Truly, and Beijing Spring

Ai Qing poems and quotes from 1000 Years of Joys and Sorrows

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Art and Poetry gallery activity

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Seattle Asian Art Museum gallery activity

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Curatorial Remix

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"From the Archive: the Unseen Artworks of the Fukushima Exclusion Zone" ArtReview (29 March 2016)

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