Ai wei wei By haniwa317 Aug 28, 1957 Ai Wei Wei was born Period: Dec 9, 1961 to Dec 9, 1976 His whole family exiled to Shihezi, Xinjiang Dec 9, 1978 Enrolled in Beijing Academy Dec 9, 1981 Moved to the United State Period: Dec 9, 1981 to Dec 9, 1993 created conceptual art in the US Creating conceptual art most of the time at NY Dec 9, 1993 moved back to China. Helped establish the experimental artists' Beijing East Village. Helped establish the experimental artists' Beijing East Village. Dec 9, 2008 co-designers of the "bird nest" Mar 9, 2010 takes part in an event entitled "Digital Activism in China" Oct 9, 2010 exhibits his artwork Sunflower Seeds Apr 9, 2011 arrested at Peking Airport Dec 9, 2013 publishes a list of students killed in Sichuan earthquake publishes a list of 5,835 names of students killed in the 2008 Sichuan earthquake on his blog