Ai Weiwei, born 1957, is a Chinese contemporary artist, active in sculpture, installation, architecture, curating, photography, film, and social, political and cultural criticism. Ai Weiwei collaborated with the Swiss architects Herzog & de Meuron as artistic consultant on the Beijing National Stadium for the 2008 Olympics. As a political activist, he has strongly and openly criticised the Chinese Government’s attitude to democracy and human rights. From the book “We are all equal”, by Finn Nygaard. Author Elsebeth Aasted Schanz, PhD, Manager and curator of the Danish Poster Museum.
