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Ai weiwei, a chinese artist confined, punished and unable to experience full freedom himself, who has often spoken out against human rights abuses and the need for reform. Ai weiwei constantly pushes boundaries using a range of creative practices including the power of digital communication that. This collection of quotations demonstrates the range of ai weiweis thinking on humanity. While ai s art was lauded internationally, the frequently provocative and subversive dimension of his art, as well as his political outspokenness, triggered various forms of repression from chinese authorities. In this short interview, the chinese artist talks about his first building, his sources of inspiration and his downtoearth approach to architecture. Inspired by the silk road, between turkey and china, the latest exhibition by controversial artist ai weiwei, entitled ai weiwei on porcelain, will focus on his wideranging practice in. May 12, 2016 what are ai weiweis thoughts on architecture. Weiwei isms by ai, weiwei and a great selection of related books, art and collectibles available now at. China, notes ais fascination with artists marcel duchamp and andy warhol and the resulting influence upon the artists work.
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This stunning dissection of the persecution of chinese artist ai. This film is an investigation conducted by ai weiwei studio into the circumstances of the incident and its connection to the land dispute case, mainly based on interviews of family members, villagers and officials. A free to use tool for downloading any book or publication on issuu. Dec 01, 2012 weiweiisms ebook written by ai weiwei. Ai weiwei biography facts, childhood, family life, achievements. Jinhua architecture park curated by ai weiwei archaic. Ai weiwei hon ra is a truly twentyfirstcentury creative, influential across a variety of media. Firsttime director, alison klayman, spent three years following weiwei as he prepared for major. Taschens new book, meticulously edited and lavishly produced, is the closest youre going to get to an appreciation of ai s work without actually attending one. Weiwei ai weiwei isms weiwei ai this collection of quotes demonstrates the elegant simplicity of ai weiwei s thoughts on key aspects of his art, politics, and life. According to ai weiwei, his father was a very good artist who had studied painting in paris. But shortly after returning to shanghai in 1932, the anticommunist nationalist government deemed ai qing a leftist and jailed him for. He has come to be regarded as a contemporary artist of global stature, and his strong social conscience has galvanised a generation of artists.
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. The single dumbass, premiered last month along with its music video, is included in the album. Ai weiwei has 58 books on goodreads with 2921 ratings. China at the armory show 2014 in new york city, curator philip tinari reflects on the work of chinese artist ai weiwei. It is an attempt by ai weiwei to establish the facts and find out what really happened on 25 december 2010. Intended grade levels grades 912 infusionsubject areas visual arts social studies curriculum standards visual arts. This collection of quotes demonstrates the elegant simplicity of ai.
Sep 14, 2015 ai weiweis father had joined the communist party after his release from prison, and become a confidante and poet to mao zedong as the peoples republic of china was founded. After his sunflower seeds installation at tate modern, his latest exhibit, circle of animals, opened at. Jun 05, 2011 m ay was a big month for ai weiwei, probably chinas bestknown artist internationally. A richly illustrated exploration of ai weiweis installation and architecture projects, focusing on the artists use of space. Trapped in china, i saw my creations through a mirror written by matthew ponsford, cnn london when his major survey exhibition opens at londons royal academy of arts, ai weiwei will. Ai weiwei, wadegiles romanization ai weiwei, born may 18. Pdf the article provides a holistic appraisal of activistartist ai weiweis work. His overtly political tweets and social activism including his boycott of the beijing. The exhibition andy warholai weiwei is a provocative pairing of two seemingly disparate artists that reveals their underlying similarities. Download for offline reading, highlight, bookmark or take notes while you read weiweiisms. Ai weiwei is one of todays most important and controversial artists.
Ai grew up in the far northwest of china, where he lived under harsh conditions due to his fathers exile. As a result of his fathers denouncement from the antirightist movement, ais family was sent to a labor camp in beidahuang and was eventually exiled to shihezi, xinjiang. Ai weiwei is a multimedia artist and provocateur whose work has frequently challenged the chinese government. The exhibition andy warhol ai weiwei is a provocative pairing of two seemingly disparate artists that reveals their underlying similarities. Ai weiweis little black book ai weiwei with his new book weiweiisms, edited by larry warsh 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. This phenomenon has, in turn, transformed the chinese architecture market into a force that the whole world watches attentively. Ai weiwei is a chinese contemporary artist, active in blogging, sculpture, installation, architecture, curating, photography, film, and social, political and cultural criticism. Conceptmain idea of lesson intended grade levels infusion. The first comprehensive monograph on the life and work of activist and dissident chinese artist ai weiwei, this luxurious, silkwrapped tome takes the cake for summers most sumptuous gift book.
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