Fans strip off in support of Ai Weiwei

Last Updated: Monday, November 21, 2011, 13:22

Chinese Internet users` latest show of solidarity with Ai has taken the unlikeliest form of protest: mass nudity.

Chinese dissident Ai Weiwei pays off £8L tax bill

Last Updated: Wednesday, November 16, 2011, 18:15

Weiwei said this time he gave in to the Beijing tax bureau’s demand out of concern for the safety of his associates.

Chinese dissident Ai Weiwei to challenge tax demand

Last Updated: Sunday, November 13, 2011, 16:18

Weiwei has received seven million Yuan as donations from his supporters.

Will fight $2 mn tax bill: Ai Weiwei`s wife

Last Updated: Thursday, November 10, 2011, 20:51

The Beijing tax bureau is demanding that Ai Weiwei pay CNY 15 million in back taxes and fines.

Thousands send money to China`s Ai for tax bill

Last Updated: Monday, November 7, 2011, 10:33

More than 16,000 people have sent about 3.5 million yuan to Ai since he announced that tax bureau was demanding $2.4 mn.

Sculpture of Ai WeiWei corpse spooks German town

Last Updated: Thursday, November 3, 2011, 11:47

The life-size sculpture of a dead-looking Ai -- which lies face-down on the floor in front of large glass windows -- has shocked passersby on the street.

Taiwan art museum to host Ai Weiwei exhibition

Last Updated: Monday, October 24, 2011, 08:52

An art museum in Taiwan plans an exhibition by outspoken Chinese artist Ai Weiwei starting this week.

Chinese artist Ai Weiwei named as `most powerful artist`

Last Updated: Friday, October 14, 2011, 16:50

According to a poll compiled by ‘ArtReview’ magazine, chinese artist Ai Weiwei is one of the most powerful person in the art world.

Magazine names Ai Weiwei most powerful artist

Last Updated: Thursday, October 13, 2011, 16:30

The honour is the latest sign of how Ai Weiwei`s fame has soared following his arrest in April.

Weiwei`s wife urges China to drop detention plan

Last Updated: Wednesday, September 28, 2011, 14:30

The wife of Chinese dissident artist Ai Weiwei has urged lawmakers to reject draft legislation that would cement in law police powers to hold dissidents in secret locations without telling their families.