A captivating look at the career of Ai Weiwei

Featuring more than ninety artworks, including sculptures, installations, photographs, and toy brick works, this richly illustrated book highlights Ai Weiwei’s ongoing engagement with cultural heritage and freedom of expression.

Thought-provoking essays by leading researchers offer new perspectives on the artist’s work, examining the intellectual and social dimensions of iconic and more recent works.

An illuminating overview of a diverse artistic practice that is both vocal and uncompromising.

A captivating look at the career of Ai Weiwei

Featuring more than ninety artworks, including sculptures, installations, photographs, and toy brick works, this richly illustrated book highlights Ai Weiwei’s ongoing engagement with cultural heritage and freedom of expression.

Thought-provoking essays by leading researchers offer new perspectives on the artist’s work, examining the intellectual and social dimensions of iconic and more recent works.

An illuminating overview of a diverse artistic practice that is both vocal and uncompromising.

This publication accompanies the exhibitions Ai Weiwei: The Art of Defiance at Patrick Derom Gallery, Brussels, Belgium (19 September–14 November 2026) and Ai Weiwei: Life – Revolt – Poetry at the Emile Verhaeren Museum, Sint-Amands, Belgium (21 September–13 December 2026).