Ai WeiWei is a famous Chinese artist and a known activist. He calls attention to human rights violations, as an artist he expands the definition of art. In his country he's viewed as a threat to "Harmonious society". Ai himself is from a long line of free thinkers and writers, his dramatic actions highlight the widening gap between the ideal and the real Chinese society. He is one of the earliest conceptual artist to use social media as one of his primary media. Ai was a professional blackjack player for a brief period early in life. His work today is about risk and testing the limits of freedom. His work is design to remind us that risk taking is an essential form of exercise in a free society.
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