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Chinese artist Ai to hold exhibit in Berlin

BERLIN, Germany - Members of the press view an artwork themed on the Japanese-administered Senkaku Islands created by Chinese dissident artist Ai Weiwei in Berlin on April 2, 2014, before the public opening of Ai's exhibition. The islets are also claimed by China and Taiwan, which call them Diaoyu and Tiaoyutai, respectively.

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China activist Ai

BEIJING, China - Chinese artist and human rights activist Ai Weiwei answers reporters' questions in Beijing on July 20, 2012, after a court rejected his appeal to a fine. His company has been imposed a fine of 15 million yuan ($2.4 million) for alleged tax evasion.

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China activist Ai

BEIJING, China - Chinese artist and human rights activist Ai Weiwei reads a document stating a court rejection of his appeal to a fine in Beijing on July 20, 2012. His company has been imposed a fine of 15 million yuan ($2.4 million) for alleged tax evasion.

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China artist Ai Weiwei banned from his company's court case

BEIJING, China - Chinese artist and rights advocate Ai Weiwei talks on the phone with an acquaintance at his home in Beijing on June 20, 2012. Ai was barred the same day from attending the first hearing of a court case over tax fraud charges filed against him.

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China artist Ai Weiwei banned from his company's court case

BEIJING, China - Photo shows a courthouse in Beijing on June 20, 2012. Chinese artist and rights advocate Ai Weiwei was barred the same day from attending the first hearing of a court case at the building over tax fraud charges filed against him.

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Chinese artist Ai pays 8.5 mil. yuan bond

BEIJING, China - Chinese dissident artist Ai Weiwei shows papers in front of a tax bureau in Beijing on Nov. 16, 2011, after paying a bond of around 8.5 million yuan necessary to challenge a bill of around 15 million yuan ($2.4 million) for tax evasion.

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China artist Ai Weiwei hit with $2.4 mil. tax bill

BEIJING, China - The dissident Chinese artist Ai Weiwei speaks to reporters at his Beijing home on Nov. 1, 2011. He said the authorities have ordered a company he controls to pay 15 million yuan (about $2.4 million) in fines and back taxes.

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Chinese activist Ai

TOKYO, Japan - Chinese artist and human rights activist Ai Weiwei waves to reporters in front of his home in Beijing on June 23, 2011. Ai has been released on bail after being detained by Chinese authorities since April over tax evasion allegations.

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Chinese artist Ai Weiwei released on bail

TOKYO, Japan - File photo taken in May 2009 in Beijing shows prominent Chinese artist Ai Weiwei. China's state media said June 22, 2011, that Ai has been released on bail after being detained in Beijing since April over tax evasion allegations.

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China confirms activist Ai detained

BEIJING, China - Hong Lei, spokesman of the Chinese Foreign Ministry, attends a press conference at the ministry in Beijing on April 7, 2011. The ministry and state media said the same day that artist and activist Ai Weiwei is being investigated over unspecified ''economic crimes'' by police.

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Activist Ai detained

BEIJING, China - File photo taken in May 2009 in Beijing shows prominent Chinese artist Ai Weiwei. China's official news agency Xinhua reported on April 7, 2011, that Ai is being investigated by Chinese police ''for suspected economic crimes in accordance with the law.''

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Chinese artist/activist Ai Weiwei speaks to reporters in London

Ai Weiwei, a famed Chinese contemporary artist and human rights activist, speaks to reporters in London on Sept. 11, 2015. He praised Germany for accepting many refugees from the Middle East. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Chinese artist/activist Ai Weiwei speaks to reporters in London

Ai Weiwei, a famed Chinese contemporary artist and human rights activist, speaks to reporters in London on Sept. 11, 2015. He praised Germany for accepting many refugees from the Middle East. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Chinese activist Ai

TOKYO, Japan - Chinese artist and human rights activist Ai Weiwei waves to reporters in front of his home in Beijing on June 23, 2011. Ai has been released on bail after being detained by Chinese authorities since April over tax evasion allegations. (Kyodo)

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Chinese artist Ai Weiwei released on bail

TOKYO, Japan - File photo taken in May 2009 in Beijing shows prominent Chinese artist Ai Weiwei. China's state media said June 22, 2011, that Ai has been released on bail after being detained in Beijing since April over tax evasion allegations. (Kyodo)

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China confirms activist Ai detained

BEIJING, China - Hong Lei, spokesman of the Chinese Foreign Ministry, attends a press conference at the ministry in Beijing on April 7, 2011. The ministry and state media said the same day that artist and activist Ai Weiwei is being investigated over unspecified ''economic crimes'' by police. (Kyodo)

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Activist Ai detained

BEIJING, China - File photo taken in May 2009 in Beijing shows prominent Chinese artist Ai Weiwei. China's official news agency Xinhua reported on April 7, 2011, that Ai is being investigated by Chinese police ''for suspected economic crimes in accordance with the law.'' (Kyodo)

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China's exploding art scene blends profits and politics

TOKYO, Japan - File photo taken Aug. 22, 2008, shows Beijing's iconic ''Bird's Nest'' Olympic Stadium. Outspoken contemporary artist Ai Weiwei helped design it. (Kyodo)

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Chinese artist Ai pays 8.5 mil. yuan bond

BEIJING, China - Chinese dissident artist Ai Weiwei shows papers in front of a tax bureau in Beijing on Nov. 16, 2011, after paying a bond of around 8.5 million yuan necessary to challenge a bill of around 15 million yuan ($2.4 million) for tax evasion. (Kyodo)

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China artist Ai Weiwei hit with $2.4 mil. tax bill

BEIJING, China - The dissident Chinese artist Ai Weiwei speaks to reporters at his Beijing home on Nov. 1, 2011. He said the authorities have ordered a company he controls to pay 15 million yuan (about $2.4 million) in fines and back taxes. (Kyodo)

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Sergey Dvortsevoy, Marek Hovorka

The 23rd edition of the Ji.hlava IDFF has announced its winners in Jihlava, Czech Republic, October 28, 2019. The best Czech documentary is Solo by French director Artemio Benki, the award for the most notable international documentary film was granted to Fonja of German director Lina Zacher (pictured). The jury of the Between the Seas section gave their award to Romanian film Teach, and Belgian Aphasia was appraised as the best documentary debut. The Contribution to World Cinema Award went to Kazakhstani director Sergey Dvortsevoy, the author of this yearｴs festival spot. The festival trophy of the 23rd annual Ji.hlava IDFF was designed by Chinese artist and activist Ai Weiwei. Director Sergey Dvortsevoy receives CONTRIBUTION TO WORLD CINEMA AWARD (right) from President of Ji-hlava Film Festival Marek Hovorka. (CTK Photo/Lubos Pavlicek)

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Lina Zacher

The 23rd edition of the Ji.hlava IDFF has announced its winners in Jihlava, Czech Republic, October 28, 2019. The best Czech documentary is Solo by French director Artemio Benki, the award for the most notable international documentary film was granted to Fonja of German director Lina Zacher (pictured). The jury of the Between the Seas section gave their award to Romanian film Teach, and Belgian Aphasia was appraised as the best documentary debut. The Contribution to World Cinema Award went to Kazakhstani director Sergey Dvortsevoy, the author of this yearｴs festival spot. The festival trophy of the 23rd annual Ji.hlava IDFF was designed by Chinese artist and activist Ai Weiwei. (CTK Photo/Lubos Pavlicek)

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Irina Malcea of Luna Film

The 23rd edition of the Ji.hlava IDFF has announced its winners in Jihlava, Czech Republic, October 28, 2019. The best Czech documentary is Solo by French director Artemio Benki, the award for the most notable international documentary film was granted to Fonja of German director Lina Zacher. The jury of the Between the Seas section gave their award to Romanian film Teach - pictured producer Irina Malcea, and Belgian Aphasia was appraised as the best documentary debut. The Contribution to World Cinema Award went to Kazakhstani director Sergey Dvortsevoy, the author of this yearｴs festival spot. The festival trophy of the 23rd annual Ji.hlava IDFF was designed by Chinese artist and activist Ai Weiwei.

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Lina Zacher, Cristi Puiu

The 23rd edition of the Ji.hlava IDFF has announced its winners in Jihlava, Czech Republic, October 28, 2019. The best Czech documentary is Solo by French director Artemio Benki, the award for the most notable international documentary film was granted to Fonja of German director Lina Zacher (pictured right)). The jury of the Between the Seas section gave their award to Romanian film Teach, and Belgian Aphasia was appraised as the best documentary debut. The Contribution to World Cinema Award went to Kazakhstani director Sergey Dvortsevoy, the author of this yearｴs festival spot. The festival trophy of the 23rd annual Ji.hlava IDFF was designed by Chinese artist and activist Ai Weiwei. Member of jury Cristi Puiu (left). (CTK Photo/Lubos Pavlicek)

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Lina Zacher

The 23rd edition of the Ji.hlava IDFF has announced its winners in Jihlava, Czech Republic, October 28, 2019. The best Czech documentary is Solo by French director Artemio Benki, the award for the most notable international documentary film was granted to Fonja of German director Lina Zacher (pictured). The jury of the Between the Seas section gave their award to Romanian film Teach, and Belgian Aphasia was appraised as the best documentary debut. The Contribution to World Cinema Award went to Kazakhstani director Sergey Dvortsevoy, the author of this yearｴs festival spot. The festival trophy of the 23rd annual Ji.hlava IDFF was designed by Chinese artist and activist Ai Weiwei.

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ARTEMIO BENKI

The 23rd edition of the Ji.hlava IDFF has announced its winners in Jihlava, Czech Republic, October 28, 2019. The best Czech documentary is Solo by French director Artemio Benki (pictured), the award for the most notable international documentary film was granted to Fonja. The jury of the Between the Seas section gave their award to Romanian film Teach, and Belgian Aphasia was appraised as the best documentary debut. The Contribution to World Cinema Award went to Kazakhstani director Sergey Dvortsevoy, the author of this yearｴs festival spot. The festival trophy of the 23rd annual Ji.hlava IDFF was designed by Chinese artist and activist Ai Weiwei. (CTK Photo/Lubos Pavlicek)

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ARTEMIO BENKI

The 23rd edition of the Ji.hlava IDFF has announced its winners in Jihlava, Czech Republic, October 28, 2019. The best Czech documentary is Solo by French director Artemio Benki (pictured), the award for the most notable international documentary film was granted to Fonja. The jury of the Between the Seas section gave their award to Romanian film Teach, and Belgian Aphasia was appraised as the best documentary debut. The Contribution to World Cinema Award went to Kazakhstani director Sergey Dvortsevoy, the author of this yearｴs festival spot. The festival trophy of the 23rd annual Ji.hlava IDFF was designed by Chinese artist and activist Ai Weiwei. (CTK Photo/Lubos Pavlicek)

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National Gallery Prague entrance

The National Gallery Prague entrance with posters of Zodiac Heads, a sculpture project by Ai Weiwei, and retrospective of Senegalese painter and curator, El Hadji Sy: Painting - Performance - Politics in the Trade Fair Palace in Prague, Czech Republic, on February 7, 2016. (CTK Photo/Libor Sojka)

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Zodiac Heads, a sculpture project by Ai Weiwei

Zodiac Heads, a sculpture project by Ai Weiwei, the world-renowned Chinese artist and critic of the Beijing regime, exhibited outside the Trade Fair Palace in Prague, Czech Republic, on February 7, 2016. Zodiac expresses criticism of the European war intervention in China in the late 19th century and of the present arts market. Ai Weiwei will stay in Prague on February 5-6. Apart from presenting his work, he will attend two discussion meetings in which human rights and migration are likely to be touched on. Zodiac consists of 12 large bronze animal heads. It will remain on display in front of the palace, which hosts NG's collections of modern and contemporary arts, until the end of August. The Zodiac sculptures were created as copies of the sculptures that two European Jesuits designed for the former Chinese emperor in the 18th century. The original statues formed a water clock in the fountain of the Old summer palace in Beijing. It was pilfered by the French and British soldiers during the Opium Wars in the mid-19th century. (CTK Photo/Libor Sojka)

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National Gallery Prague entrance

The National Gallery Prague entrance with posters of Zodiac Heads, a sculpture project by Ai Weiwei, and retrospective of Senegalese painter and curator, El Hadji Sy: Painting - Performance - Politics in the Trade Fair Palace in Prague, Czech Republic, on February 7, 2016. (CTK Photo/Libor Sojka)