LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Dissident Chinese artist Ai Weiwei is living a heavily restricted life in Beijing after being released from detention earlier this year, but his work is speaking volumes to people in the second-largest US city. ...full story

Dissident Chinese artist Ai Weiwei closes the door to his studio after speaking to the media in Beijing June 23, 2011. By Jordan Riefe LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Dissident Chinese artist Ai Weiwei is living a heavily restricted life in Beijing after being ...full story

Ai, 54, whose art works have been displayed around the world, said his ordeal in police custody made him realize he was only a number in an anonymous system where “they deny us basic rights.” “Only your family is crying out that you're missing. ...full story

... days of grim incarceration by Beijing authorities under circumstances whose details are still not fully known, there was one thing I did not expect from his new sculptural installation on the plaza at the Los Angeles County Museum of Art. I did not ...full story

Having previously risen to prominence with his documents of the experimental art scene at Beijing's East Village during the 1990s, RongRong's career took a drastic if equally intriguing turn with his marriage to Japanese portrait photographer inri. ...full story

BEIJING – Li Qixuan enjoys shooting pool, drawing cartoons and chatting with friends on his computer. But the fine art of calligraphy? By Chiang Ying-ying, AP A girl writes traditional Chinese calligraphy with a hair pencil. ...full story

He also damned the legacy of the 2008 Beijing Olympics, which has been trumpeted as a victory of Communist Party organisation and source of national pride. "None of my art represents Beijing," he wrote. "The Bird's Nest – I never think about it. ...full story

None of my art represents Beijing. The Bird's Nest—I never think about it. After the Olympics, the common folks don't talk about it because the Olympics did not bring joy to the people. There are positives to Beijing. People still give birth to babies ...full story

"Every year millions come to Beijing to build its bridges, roads, and houses. Each year they build a Beijing equal to the size of the city in 1949. They are Beijing's slaves." Those familiar with Ai's art will recall that he has addressed some of these ...full story

In the Newsweek article, Ai wrote that none of his art represents Beijing. "The Bird's Nest -- I never think about it," he wrote. "After the Olympics, the common folks don't talk about it because the Olympics did not bring joy to the people."Ai Weiwei criticizefull story