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Working in sculpture, photography, film, installation, design, music, and architecture, ai engages political and cultural criticism to investigate instances of government corruption and coverups, confronting chinas stance on democracy and human rights. Learn about the early formative experiences that have shaped ai weiwei s art in our groundbreaking contemporary artist series book on him featuring artist interviews, and insight from the likes of hans ulrich obrist, karen smith, bernard fibicher and drawings and writings by ai weiwei himself. Ai wei wei as wonderful dissident, terrible artist the new. This book is so interesting that once you starting reading, it is hard to put it down. An outspoken human rights activist, ai was arrested by chinese authorities in april 2011 and held incommunicado for three months. Dropping the urn, ceramic works, 5000 bce2010 ce english and mandarin chinese edition by ai weiwei, gregg moore, et al. He has translated the readymade into a new artistic language, fusing neolithic pottery, fourteenthcentury doors and seventeenthcentury temple beams into surprising, at times shocking sculptures. Ai weiwei s work is an audacious blend of old and new, western and eastern, serious and irreverent. Ai weiwei is a chinese contemporary artist and activist. Not all of the commentary about him is positive, and im sure thats as he would like it. Ai weiweis new show at the hirshhorn is selfsatisfied. The single dumbass, premiered last month along with its music video, is included in the album. One of his most controversial art pieces that cause such an impact in the government and the people, is his.
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Ai weiwei, arguably one of the most well known artists and dissidents in the world. Ai said he believed the money from wellwishers arriving electronically, by post and even flown. Ai weiwei phaidon contemporary artist series 9780714848891 by karen smith. This new ai weiwei born 1957 monograph is published on the occasion of his exhibition at the 55th venice biennale, presented by zuecca project space and the lisson gallery, and offers a summary of the artists work between 2008 and 20. Ai weiwei and a great selection of similar new, used and collectible books available now at great prices. Ai weiwei is one of the most wellknown, influential, and prolific artists active in china today. Art, china and censorship according to ai weiwei dec 11, 2012. Deborah dundas, toronto star praise for ai weiwei s weiwei isms.
About phaidon phaidon is the premier global publisher of the creative arts with over 1,500 titles in print. His recent exhibitions include sunflower seeds at the tate modern, london, a vast assemblage of handcrafted porcelain sunflower seeds. Ai weiwei untitledfrombecomingseries for sale artspace. A han dynasty vase with paint from the book ai weiwei. It includes a shattering series of photographs taken between 1993 and 1996 devoted to the final illness and death of ais father ai qing. Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders. But as chinese artist ai weiweis new book weiweiisms. The album was inspired by his 81day incarceration, during which time his prison guards apparently asked him to sing them some. In do it yourself published by phaidon, 50 designers and artists have devised projects. Press beijing on human rights, top chinese artist ai weiwei. New edition of the art book by phaidon press features 600.
Ai, weiwei artists as writers libguides at ocad university. New edition of the art book by phaidon press features. We work with the worlds most influential artists, chefs, writers and. Beijing, june 22, 20 the ai weiwei studio released ai weiweis first music album, the divine comedy, today to commemorate the second anniversary of his release from an 81day secret detention. Karen smith, the curator and critic, has done invaluable work on chinese art for years, including a long essay last year about ai weiwei in a book from phaidon press. Learn more about ai weiwei through our contemporary artist series book. Firsttime director, alison klayman, spent three years following weiwei as he prepared for major. Manifestos and immodest proposals from chinas most famous artist and activist, culled from his popular blog, shut down by chinese authorities in 2009. This is just a sign of another failure for the chinese government in a twoday digital conference, the artist shares his thoughts on the communist partys handling of the.
Ai weiwei contemporary artists phaidon by karen smith, hans ulrich obrist, bernard fibicher, ai weiwei paperback. While ais art was lauded internationally, its frequently provocative dimension as well as his political outspokenness triggered forms of repression from chinese authorities. Never sorry is a film about ai weiwei, a renowned chinese artist and activist who continually champions the values of democracy and human rights, and thus works in opposition to chinas authoritarian government. Chinese state press questions donations to ai weiwei art. Ai weiweis new show at the hirshhorn is selfsatisfied, but not satisfying. Hans werner holzwarth is a book designer and editor specializing in contemporary art and photography. Ai weiweis contribution is, like much of the artists work, deceptively. Ai weiwei is super active in the world of contemporary art, posting to his instagram, posing as a drowned syrian refugee, decorating berlins konzerthaus with 14,000 life jackets. Every book is hand signed by yang lian and ai weiwei. The exhibition andy warholai weiwei is a provocative. Ai weiwei in china fotografie portraits book art wei wei work visa gangnam. Bronze, press, ai weiwei circle of animals zodiac heads. Weiwei isms by ai, weiwei and a great selection of related books, art and collectibles available now at.
New york 19831993, a privately published book that collected photographs taken by ai during his years on the new york art scene. Chairman mao was the first in the world to use twitter, says ai. Booktopia ai weiwei, contemporary artists series by. See available sculpture, prints and multiples, and photographs for sale and learn about the artist. Ai weiwei, chinese artist and activist whose work included sculptural installations, architectural projects, photographs, and videos. Make an ai weiwei artwork blog royal academy of arts. Aug 01, 2008 this is the first comprehensive monograph on ai weiwei b. Adding over 100 new works to its roster and incorporating newer media like photography, performance art, and video installations, the new art book features the ways in which the art world has been reinvigorated in the last two decades. Ai weiwei contemporary chinese artist and activist, creates many controversial pieces to criticize the chinese government excessive use of power, wrongdoing with its citizens and lack of interest of the public duty. Sometimes, as jonathan jones recently observed, ai weiwei s prominence as a chinese dissident seems to overshadow his major talents as an artist. A global survey of 100 of todays most important clay and ceramic artists, chosen by leading art world professionals.
Taschens new book, meticulously edited and lavishly produced. Mustreads on ai weiwei and chinese art the new yorker. In his sculptures, he refashions artefacts and antiques into surprising, sometimes monumental constructions such as template 2007. If these possibilities didnt exist, i wouldnt feel the need to be an artist. Translated by philip tinari, from the grey book, november, 1997. I didnt expect a publication that has been touted as one of the best art books of 2012 to stand just six inches tall and contain only two photographs. Booktopia ai weiwei, contemporary artists series by karen. Circle of animalszodiac heads is the artists first major public sculpture project. Here is a man who understands how to get messages to people. The documentary goes onto chronologically reconstruct the events that occurred from the time he was arrested at the beijing airport in april 2011 to his.
Ai weiwei phaidon contemporary artist series karen smith, hans ulrich obrist, bernard fibicher, ai weiwei, craig garrett, michele robecchi on. Upon his release, he was prohibited from traveling abroad, engaging in public speech, and was subjected to continued. The book was printed with the printing press at the stamperia del tintoretto di venezia venice, may 2018. The philosophy of ai weiwei from andy warhol and back. Ai weiwei wonderful picture weird and wonderful museum of fine arts art museum world press photo kunsthistorisches museum art sculpture sculptures. This is the first comprehensive monograph on ai weiwei b. Now including photography, performance art, and video installations, this volume features over 100 new works, for a total of 600.
For more than three years, ai weiwei turned out a steady stream of scathing social commentary, criticism of government policy, thoughts on art and. A cultural figure of international renown, ai weiwei is an activist, architect, curator, filmmaker, and chinas most famous artist. Humanity offers a way to answer that question in light of current crises that are costing the lives of tens of thousands of people around the world. Find an indepth biography, exhibitions, original artworks for sale, the latest news, and sold auction prices. In an exclusive extract from a new book of diy projects by artists and designers, we.
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