Ai Weiwei has recently been thrust upon the world stage as an influential political activist and masterful contemporary artist. This WAX Poster was created by art director and designer Neil Kellerhouse for the documentary film “Ai Weiwei - The Fake Case,” and has been elegantly repackaged and re-presented to benefit free speech organizations across the globe. It portrays Weiwei standing nude, juxtaposed via photo composite into China’s historic Tiananmen Square. His nakedness is as much an act of dissidence as it is a statement of artistic freedom, two-fold in its purpose. As Weiwei’s art and activism become increasingly inseparable, this WAX Poster reflects that symbiotic relationship by portraying his artistic ingenuity and exemplifying the ideals for which he strives.
