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Dissident Chinese artist Ai Weiwei denied entry into Switzerland • Feb. 11, 2025, 9:13 PM ET (Straits Times)

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Also Known As Ai Wei-wei
Born May 18, 1957? • Beijing • China
Awards And Honors Praemium Imperiale (2022)
Notable Works “Circle of Animals/Zodiac Heads” • “Fairytale” • “Remembering” • “Sunflower Seeds”
Notable Family Members father Ai Qing

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Ai Weiwei
Ai Weiwei: Sunflower Seeds
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Yayoi Kusama
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Zhang Huan
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I.M. Pei
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American architect
Cai Guo-Qiang
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Leonardo da Vinci: self-portrait
Leonardo da Vinci
Italian artist, engineer, and scientist
Michelangelo
Michelangelo
Italian artist
Lorenzo Bernini: Apollo and Daphne
Gian Lorenzo Bernini
Italian artist
Mickalene Thomas
Mickalene Thomas
American mixed-media artist
Edward James Olmos
Edward James Olmos
American actor and social activist
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Banksy: Girl with Balloon
Banksy
British graffiti artist
Smith, Tony: Throwback (1/3)
Tony Smith
American architect, sculptor, and painter
Maurizio Cattelan: Mini-Me
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Maya Lin
Maya Lin
American sculptor and architect
Tracey Emin
Tracey Emin
British artist
Bacchus
Jacopo Sansovino
Italian sculptor
Robert Smithson
American sculptor and writer
Robert Irwin: Getty Center's Central Garden
Robert Irwin
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Robert Gober: Untitled
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