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Lego Admits Internal Mistake in Rejecting Ai Weiwei’s Bulk Order

Lego has admitted its decision to reject Ai Weiwei's request for a bulk order of its bricks in 2015 was…

9 years ago

Lego Reverses Bulk Purchase Policy after Ai Weiwei Controversy

Lego has announced it is reversing its policy on bulk purchases and will no longer ask customers what they want…

9 years ago

Ai Weiwei’s Circle of Animals/Zodiac Heads sculptures sell for record $4.3 million

A group of 12 gold-plated animal head sculptures by Chinese artist Ai Weiwei has sold for £2.8 million ($4.3 million)…

10 years ago

Ai Weiwei helps digital art website The Space

Ai Weiwei is helping to launch The Space - a website dedicated to digital art. The $13.5 million project will…

10 years ago

Ai Weiwei exhibits in Yorkshire Sculpture Park chapel on May 24

Chinese artist Ai Weiwei has chosen a former chapel in Yorkshire as the venue for his next month’s exhibition in…

11 years ago

Ai Weiwei’s tax evasion appeal rejected by Chinese court

Artist and dissident Ai Weiwei’s appeal against a tax evasion fine has been rejected by a Chinese court, his lawyer…

12 years ago

Ai Weiwei barred from attending court hearing on his tax evasion case

Chinese political activist and artist Ai Weiwei says police have prevented him from leaving his Beijing studio to attend a…

12 years ago

Tate Modern bought Ai Weiwei “sunflower seeds”

London gallery Tate Modern bought Chinese artist Ai Weiwei's "sunflower seeds", a work made up of 10 tons of porcelain…

13 years ago