--- description: Multi-talented Chinese contemporary artist Ai Wei Wei brilliantly conveys his message through a variety of mediums title: These Are Some of Ai Weiwei's Most Influential Works of Art image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt01044b390fcdf7cf/6986a6603bc9997a241a5a32/ai-wei-wei-red-sculpture.jpeg?branch=production&width=3840&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 ---  * [Entertainment](/section/entertainment/) ## Entertainment Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close * [Fine Art](/tag/fine-art/) ## Fine Art Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close # These Are Some of Ai Weiwei's Most Influential Works of Art by [TIME Photo](/author/time-photo/) ## TIME Photo Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Oct 1, 2014 7:04 PM CUT  Descending Light Descending LightAi Wei Wei Courtesy of Mary Boone Gallery, New York by [TIME Photo](/author/time-photo/) ## TIME Photo Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Oct 1, 2014 7:04 PM CUT  Dropping a Han Dynasty Urn Ai Wei Wei Courtesy of Mary Boone Gallery, New York  Map of China Ai Wei Wei Courtesy of Mary Boone Gallery, New York  Forever Bicycles Ai Wei Wei Courtesy of Mary Boone Gallery, New York  Colored Vases Ai Wei Wei Courtesy of Mary Boone Gallery, New York  Sunflower Seeds Ai Wei Wei Courtesy of Mary Boone Gallery, New York  Descending Light Ai Wei Wei Courtesy of Mary Boone Gallery, New York  Study of Perspective (Tiananmen) Ai Wei Wei Courtesy of Mary Boone Gallery, New York  Forge Ai Wei Wei Courtesy of Mary Boone Gallery, New York  Coca-Cola Vase Ai Wei Wei Courtesy of Mary Boone Gallery, New York ```json [{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"NewsArticle","@id":"https://time.com/3453232/ai-weiwei-art/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://time.com/3453232/ai-weiwei-art/"},"headline":"These Are Some of Ai Weiwei's Most Influential Works of Art","datePublished":"2014-10-01T19:04:36.000Z","dateModified":"2026-05-11T05:07:36.093Z","description":"Multi-talented Chinese contemporary artist Ai Wei Wei, who specializes in political and cultural criticism, brilliantly conveys his message through a variety of mediums","url":"https://time.com/3453232/ai-weiwei-art/","keywords":["Fine Art","politics","China"],"thumbnailUrl":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt01044b390fcdf7cf/6986a6603bc9997a241a5a32/ai-wei-wei-red-sculpture.jpeg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","author":[{"@type":"Person","name":"TIME Photo","jobTitle":null,"url":"https://time.com/author/time-photo/"}],"articleSection":"Entertainment","image":[{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt01044b390fcdf7cf/6986a6603bc9997a241a5a32/ai-wei-wei-red-sculpture.jpeg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","width":1200,"height":675,"headline":"ai-wei-wei-red-sculpture","caption":"ai-wei-wei-red-sculpture","creditText":"Ai Wei Wei Courtesy of Mary Boone Gallery, New York","representativeOfPage":true}],"publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Time","url":"https://time.com/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://time.com/images/logo.png","width":528,"height":156},"foundingDate":"March 3, 1923","sameAs":["https://www.facebook.com/time","https://www.instagram.com/time/?hl=en","https://twitter.com/time","https://www.pinterest.com/timemagazine"]}},{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"item":{"@id":"/section/entertainment/","name":"Entertainment"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"item":{"@id":"/tag/fine-art/","name":"Fine Art"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":3,"item":{"@id":"https://time.com/3453232/ai-weiwei-art/","name":"These Are Some of Ai Weiwei's Most Influential Works of Art"}}]}] ```