Ai weiweis success as an artist on the international stage allows him the luxury of working big. Ai weiwei survey lands at the brooklyn museum the new york. Jun 04, 2019 hans werner holzwarth is a book designer and editor specializing in contemporary art and photography. Ai weiwei helped establish beijing east village in 1993, cofounded the. Ai weiwei is a chinese contemporary artist, active in blogging, sculpture, installation, architecture, curating, photography, film, and social, political and cultural criticism. Ai weiwei, dissident chinese artist, is released the new. Ai weiwei is a beijingbased artist and activist whose work encompasses sculpture, installation, photography, film, architecture, curation, and social criticism. Upon his release, he was prohibited from traveling abroad, engaging in public speech, and was subjected to continued government surveillance. Ai weiwei on his lego portraits of fellow activists the chinese artist created trace while under house arrest, and he wasnt. However, of the evidence in the file put together by public security, none was collected before 3. His taschen publications include collectors editions like jeff koons, christopher wool, albert oehlen, ai weiwei, and the david hockney sumo a bigger book, as well as monographs like the xxlsized jeanmichel basquiat and survey books such as modern art and art now. Evidence, the martingropiusbau in berlin has prepared one of the biggest exhibitions of ai weiwei to date. Hans werner holzwarth is a book designer and editor specializing in contemporary art and photography. Much of ai weiwei s work is a reflection of his own feelings of imprisonment, rage, and powerlessness.
Free ai weiwei is an information hub that started when the chinese artist and activist ai weiwei disappeared for 81 days in march 2011. Ai weiweis forever bicycles installed at palazzo franchetti. 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. Ai wei wei evidence ai weiwei, constructivisme, berlijn duitsland. Ai weiweis prosecution had become a focal point of criticism of chinas rights record. How chinese artist ai weiwei became an enemy of the state. Ai weiwei s internet presence, friction with the chinese government, and now his 18room solo show at martingropiusbau and professorial status at berlins university of the arts has made him into one of our most accessible, talkedabout, and beloved artists in the world the exhibition, titled evidence, shows new works that have. In 18 rooms and in the spectacular court lichthof the retrospective features works and installations that were either designed specifically for the building or have not yet been shown in germany. Open in his criticism of the chinese government, ai was famously detained for months in 2011, then released to house arrest. Find an indepth biography, exhibitions, original artworks for sale, the latest news, and sold auction prices. Ai weiwei, cao fei, cai guoqiang, and xu zhen, the commissioned artist for the armory show 2014. Filmed by andreas heck, original music by tan dun, mixed and resampled by andreas heck. Jul 30, 2017 chinese dissident artist ai weiweis documentary about the current refugee crisis, human flow, will premiere at the 74th venice international film festival.
Nov 19, 2015 ai weiwei is one of the worlds most famous artists, consistently topping power lists and grabbing headlines around the globe. Jun 20, 2014 ai weiweis success as an artist on the international stage allows him the luxury of working big. Chinese dissident artist ai weiweis documentary about the current refugee crisis, human flow, will premiere at the 74th venice international film festival. The documentary goes onto chronologically reconstruct the events that occurred from the time he. This book offers reproductions of the approximately 50 works in the exhibition, some of which were specially created for berlins martingropiusbau museum, and some even more specifically for the buildings enormous glasstopped atrium. Even to people unfamiliar with the art world, ai is a source of. Ai weiwei is one of the worlds most famous artists, consistently topping power lists and grabbing headlines around the globe.
Each chinese new year, i create a different poster of the gods for netizens to download and post on their doors. They then detained four people, including a fake shareholder and the company accountant. Although chinese artist ai weiwei is one of the most prolific, provocative and significant. Belgium, china, france, germany, italy, japan, korea and the united.
Known for observing and commenting political and social changes of his home country but also the western world, his artistic practice revolves around sensitive themes such as human rights, freedom of speech, economic exploitation or environmental damages and often takes. This is the hardback catalogue for the ai weiwei retrospective at the hirshhorn museum, washington, d. On 3 april 2011, public security took ai weiwei away. Ai weiwei han dynasty vases in auto paint, 2014, han dynasty vases 202 bc to. In a 2014 article, christian sorace characterizes ai weiweis work. Release dates 1 also known as aka 0 release dates france 2 april 2014 tv premiere. For more than three years, ai weiwei turned out a steady stream of scathing social commentary, criticism of government policy, thoughts on art and. He can ally himself with major institutions, which can in turn expect his name to draw huge crowds. Ai weiwei, idris khan et al create artworks with inmates for sothebys exhibition sothebys london will showcase the work of leading artists from ai weiwei to cornelia parker and idris khan created in collaboration with inmate artisans supported by the charity fine cell work. His art has been featured in major solo exhibitions including ai weiwei at blenheim palace, woodstock, uk, 2014. Ai weiwei, surveillance camera, 2010, marble, installation view ai weiweis ability to strike a balance between art objects for aesthetic and intellectual contemplation on the one hand, and a sustained and forceful critique of the chinese political establishment on the other, has made him a potent cultural and political force in recent years.
Ai weiwei s new exhibition features a room filled with 6,000 stools by jenny zhang on april 3, 2014 renowned chinese artist and political dissident ai weiwei has just launched his largest solo exhibition to date, called evidence, in berlins martingropiusbau. Ai weiweis provocative art has gotten him harassed by police, thrown in detention and driven out of china. Human flow, a film about the global refugee crisis shot in 23 countries that documents the artists. In august 2014, ai weiwei was invited as one of the participating artists for the. Ai weiwei born 1957 is an artist, architect and politician. Major solo exhibition in berlin video 0403 2014 05. Ai weiwei is the most famous contemporary artist in china, and also one of the worlds most wellknown political activists. Apr 22, 2014 exhibition ai weiweis evidence article by aj kiyoizumi in berlin.
The 2012 survey of the courageous chinese artist ai weiwei seen at the hirshhorn museum in washington has finally arrived in new york, and is. China at the armory show 2014 in new york city, curator philip tinari reflects on the work of chinese artist ai weiwei. It is, rather, evidence of the ethical challenge his work. Ai weiweis blog documents ais passion, his genius, his hubris, his righteous anger, and his vision for china. Exhibition ai weiweis evidence article by aj kiyoizumi in berlin. Ai weiwei was born in 1957, a remarkable figure of chinese conceptual art and excessivism. Find more works of this artist at best visual art database. Modern art as performanceai weiweis activism contemporary. Jun 23, 2011 ai weiweis prosecution had become a focal point of criticism of chinas rights record. The case for ai weiwei the art assignment pbs digital. While ais art was lauded internationally, its frequently provocative dimension as well as his political outspokenness triggered forms of repression from chinese authorities.
Arrest before investigation is a violation of the law. Accompanying a major new exhibition of ai weiweis work, including many pieces made especially for the. However, of the evidence in the file put together by public security, none was collected before 3 april 2011. These are some of ai weiweis best works public delivery. Never sorry is the inside story of a dissident for the digital age who inspires global audiences and blurs the boundaries of art and politics.
In the films, tinari reflects upon the current state of contemporary art in china, as highlighted through the work of four chinese artists. Circle of animals zodiac heads is the centerpiece of a global, multiyear touring exhibition that will be presented in the united states, europe, and asia. It is now a source for news about the artist and his work. Nov 25, 2011 t he surveillance camera police have trained on the turquoise gate of ai weiwei s studio in north beijing captures a steady stream of visitors. He can ally himself with major institutions, which can. Ai weiweis new exhibition features a room filled with. Ai s passport has not been returned to him and his freedom of travel remains restricted.
Ai weiwei refugee crisis film to be screened at venice film. More important, ai, 53, has shown compassion for his fellow citizens and spoken out for victims of government abuses, calling for political reforms to better serve. Evidence 01 by gereon sievernich, gereon sievernich isbn. Oct 06, 2016 ai weiwei has been called an iconoclast, a radical, a voice for the voiceless, and was once named the most powerful artist in the world. Ai weiwei is the kind of visionary any nation should be proud to count among its creative class. Ai weiwei, chinese artist and activist whose work included sculptural installations, architectural projects, photographs, and videos. Ai weiwei has worked in everything from paint to readymades. 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. Ai weiwei has been called an iconoclast, a radical, a voice for the voiceless, and was once named the most powerful artist in the world. Apr 21, 2011 ai weiwei is the kind of visionary any nation should be proud to count among its creative class. A global citizen, artist and thinker, ai weiwei moves between modes of production.
Firsttime director alison klayman gained unprecedented access to ai while working as a journalist in china. In 2006, even though he could barely type, chinas most famous artist started blogging. All four films will be screened to both fairgoing and online audiences. An outspoken human rights activist, ai was arrested by chinese authorities in april 2011 and held incommunicado for three months. Ai weiwei is one of the best known artists working today.
Why did ai weiwei dip 2,000 year old chinese vases in paint. Tinari, director of the ullens center for contemporary art in beijing and curator of armory focus. Ai weiwei on his lego portraits of fellow activists the chinese artist created trace while under house arrest, and he wasnt allowed to travel to their san francisco debut. These are times for the history books our courage inspires our neighbors. He later became a member of the artist group stars, which refused to create chinese art that followed government guidelines. Chinese conceptual artist ai weiwei explores the multitude and complexity of the challenges within our contemporary society. China, notes ais fascination with artists marcel duchamp and andy warhol and the resulting influence upon the artists work. Human flow, a film about the global refugee crisis shot in 23 countries that documents the artists desire to understand it, will be released this fall. Ais passport has not been returned to him and his freedom of travel remains restricted. Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders.
Upon his release, he was prohibited from traveling abroad, engaging in public speech, and. He has drawn the worlds attention to the vibrancy of contemporary chinese culture. Bekijk meer ideeen over installaties, ai weiwei en sculpturen. After the success of his tate modern show in london, dissident chinese artist ai weiwei is coming to berlin. A cultural figure of international renown, ai weiwei is an activist, architect, curator, filmmaker, and chinas most famous artist. Firsttime director, alison klayman, spent three years following weiwei as he prepared for major. The new yorkers china correspondent, who profiled ai online maestro how ai obsessively posts his daily life, art and political activism online join the discussion the latest. An exhibition of new work by ai weiwei on alcatraz island exploring human rights and freedom of expression, on view september 27, 2014april 26, 2015. The official world tour for circle of animals zodiac heads by ai weiwei launched in new york city at the historic pulitzer fountain at grand army plaza in may 2011 see press release here. Ai weiwei is a chinese contemporary artist and activist. As our landmark exhibition examines work from 1993 up to the present day, we take a look at some of the key works to know from across ais career. Ai was the most prominent of hundreds of people detained.
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