Weiwei-isms
1st Edition
Published on 1. December 2012
152 pages
978-1-4008-4585-9 (ISBN)
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Ai Weiwei | Larry Warsh
Weiwei-isms
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12/2012
Princeton University Press
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Ai Weiwei is one of China's most influential and inspiring figures. Artist, architect, curator, and activist, he has been an outspoken critic of the Chinese government's stance on human rights and democracy. His work has been exhibited at the Venice Biennale, the Guangzhou Triennial, Tate Modern, the Smithsonian, and other venues throughout the world. Larry Warsh has been active in the art world for more than thirty years. He has collaborated with Ai Weiwei on several projects, including the public art installation Circle of Animals / Zodiac Heads (2010). Warsh is a former member of the Contemporary Arts Council of the Asia Society and the Contemporary Arts Committee of the China Institute. He has also served on the boards of the Museum of Contemporary Art, China; the Alliance for the Arts; and the Getty Museum Photographs Council. He is currently on the board of Muse Film and Television and is a member of the Basquiat Authentication Committee.
Content
Introduction vii
On Freedom of Expression 1
On Art and Activism 23
On Government, Power, and Making Moral Choices 39
On the Digital World 69
On History, the Historical Moment,and the Future 77
Personal Reflections 91
Sources 103
Chronology 117
Acknowledgments 127
On Freedom of Expression 1
On Art and Activism 23
On Government, Power, and Making Moral Choices 39
On the Digital World 69
On History, the Historical Moment,and the Future 77
Personal Reflections 91
Sources 103
Chronology 117
Acknowledgments 127
