Ai Weiwei is an interesting and excellent artist and a good man.  In 2008 after the devastating earthquake in Sichuan, China he and a group who accompanied him went to speak to locals to determine the true number of dead. The Chinese government was not reporting the true number.  Many were children who died in schools that were built with shoddy construction materials and suspect engineering.  Thousands died.  He compiled a list in his blog.  He is a dissident who fights for human rights and truly hopes for a better China.  I can't wait to see his art here in Denver.