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Ai Weiwei on Censorship
A Sunday Times Bestseller'Given that there can be few contemporary artists who have thought more about censorship – its goals, techniques, efficacy – than Ai, it’s inevitable this new book, which runs to fewer than 90 pages, will be read as his distilled wisdom on the topic' - Sukhdev Sandhu, Guardian
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1000 Years of Joys and Sorrows
A FAMILY STORY AND THE TALE OF A NATION.Ai Weiwei - one of the world's most famous artists and activists - weaves a century-long epic tale of China through the story of his own life and that of his father, Ai Qing, the nation's most celebrated poet. 'Engrossing...a remarkable story' Sunday TimesHere, through the sweeping lens of his own and his father's life, Ai Weiwei tells an epic tale of China over the last 100 years, from the Cultural Revolution to the modern-day Chinese Communist Party.Here is the story of a childhood spent in desolate exile after his father, Ai Qing, once China's most celebrated poet, fell foul of the authorities. Here is his move to America as a young man and his return to China, his rise from unknown to art-world superstar and international rights activist. Here is his extraordinary account of how his work has been shaped by living under a totalitarian regime.It's the story of a father and a son, of exceptional creativity and passionate belief, and of how two indomitable spirits enabled the world to understand their country.'A story of inherited resilience and self-determination' Observer'A majestic and exquisitely serious masterpiece about his China... One of the great voices of our time' Andrew Solomon'Intimate, unflinching...an instant classic' Evan Osnos, author of Age of Ambition
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1000 Jahre Freud und Leid
Einer der größten Künstler unserer Zeit erzählt sein Leben vor dem Hintergrund der Geschichte ChinasAi Weiwei gehört zu den bekanntesten Künstlern unserer Zeit. In »1000 Jahre Freud und Leid« schildert er erstmals seinen außerordentlichen künstlerischen Werdegang vor dem Hintergrund der Geschichte seiner Familie in China. Schon als Junge erlebte er die Verbannung und Demütigung seines Vaters Ai Qing, einst ein Vertrauter Maos und Chinas einflussreichster Dichter, der im Zuge der Kulturrevolution als »Rechtsabweichler« gebrandmarkt wurde. Diese Erfahrungen prägten Ai Weiweis Schaffen und seine politischen Überzeugungen. Er beschreibt die schwierige Entscheidung, seine Familie zu verlassen, um für ein Kunststudium in die USA zu gehen, wo er sich u. a. mit Allen Ginsberg anfreundete und künstlerische Inspiration fand. Offen erzählt er von seinem Aufstieg zu einem Star der internationalen Kunstwelt, der aufgrund seiner Menschenrechtsaktivitäten jedoch immer stärker ins Visier des chinesischen Regimes geriet, das ihn schließlich 2011 mehrere Monate inhaftierte. Die sehr persönlichen und vom Künstler selbst reich illustrierten Erinnerungen geben nicht nur einen fesselnden Einblick in Ai Weiweis Leben und Arbeiten, sie sind zugleich Mahnung, die Meinungsfreiheit immer wieder neu zu verteidigen. Zeitgleich erscheint eine deutsche Ausgabe von Gedichten seines Vaters Ai Qing, »Schnee fällt auf Chinas Erde«, ISBN 978-3-328-60242-2.
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Conversations
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 conjures up scenes from his long relationship with New York: dropping out of Parsons 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.
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Humanity
Ai Weiwei (b. 1957) is widely known as an artist across media: sculpture, installation, photography, performance, and architecture. He is also one of the world's most important artist-activists and a powerful documentary filmmaker. His work and art call attention to attacks on democracy and free speech, abuses of human rights, and human displacement--often on an epic, international scale. This collection of quotations demonstrates the range of Ai Weiwei's thinking on humanity and mass migration, issues that have occupied him for decades. Selected from articles, interviews, and conversations, Ai Weiwei's words speak to the profound urgency of the global refugee crisis, the resilience and vulnerability of the human condition, and the role of art in providing a voice for the voiceless.
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Weiwei-isms
"Ai Weiwei is unquestionably one of the most important artists of our time. His practice encompasses the production of objects, the circulation of information, and politics in a manner that is absolutely unique. This worthy compilation of short quotations will introduce a broad audience to his thought and activism, and makes clear the scope and span of this truly global artist."--David Joselit, author of After Art "First, there was Confucius. Then, the sayings of Chairman Mao. And now the pithy, ironic, and humorous insights of Ai Weiwei. I thoroughly enjoyed reading this collection, which reflects a well-developed philosophy as well as a keen understanding of the Chinese Communist system. This is China made easy and interesting."--Jerome A. Cohen, New York University
€ 18,00