Ai Weiwei is one of the world’s most acclaimed artists and
dissidents. This book presents him in conversation with theorists,
critics, journalists, and curators about key moments in his life
and career. These wide-ranging conversations flow between topics
such as his relationship with China, the meaning of citizenship,
moving his studio to Lesbos to be on the front lines of the migrant
crisis, how to make art, and technology as a tool for freedom or
oppression. Ai opens up about his relationship to his father as a
poet and as a dissident forced into hard labor in a small village
after the Cultural Revolution. He shares his thoughts on formal
education and the importance of finding your own way as an artist.
New York—both the city and its people—were formative for Ai
Weiwei, and he speaks eloquently about how these experiences
continue to influence him. Ai conjures up scenes from his long
relationship with the city: dropping out of Parsons School of
Design because he couldn’t afford tuition, making portraits in
Washington Square Park as an undocumented immigrant in the 1980s,
taking photos for the New York Times at demonstrations in Tompkins
Square Park, and returning to set up the Good Fences Make Good
Neighbors project across the city. These candid, spontaneous
conversations reveal why Ai Weiwei has become such a major force in
contemporary art and political life.
General
Imprint: |
Columbia University Press
|
Country of origin: |
United States |
Release date: |
March 2021 |
First published: |
2019 |
Authors: |
Ai Weiwei
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Dimensions: |
216 x 140 x 14mm (L x W x T) |
Format: |
Paperback
|
Pages: |
152 |
ISBN-13: |
978-0-231-19739-7 |
Categories: |
Books
|
LSN: |
0-231-19739-X |
Barcode: |
9780231197397 |
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