Nato in Cina nel 1957, è cresciuto ai margini del deserto del Gobi dopo che suo padre, artista e poeta, era stato esiliato dal regime a causa del suo dissenso

Chinese artist Ai Weiwei poses with his art installation ‘Sunflower Seeds’ in London, Monday, Oct. 11, 2010. The specially commissioned art piece takes the form of a field of sunflower seeds inside the Turbine Hall at Tate Modern gallery, made of over 100 million handmade unique porcelain replicas of sunflower seeds, made by Chinese Artist Ai Weiwei, and will run until May 2, 2011. (AP Photo/Lennart Preiss)