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Ai Weiwei built a giant inflatable raft crammed with hundreds of refugees

The Chinese artist Ai Weiwei is known for works that are both intricately beautiful (millions of handmade porcelain sunflower seeds) and intimately political (six detailed dioramas of his life while under house arrest). His recent pieces have zeroed in on the poignant details of a global issue: the refugee crisis.

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