Ai Weiwei /anglais - Couverture rigide

Gaensheimer, Susanne

 
9783791359069: Ai Weiwei /anglais
Couverture rigide
ISBN 10 : 3791359061 ISBN 13 : 9783791359069
Editeur : Prestel, 2019

Synopsis

'Everything is art. Everything is politics,' says internationally renowned artist Ai Weiwei. His statement informs this comprehensive book that features sculptural installations, photographs, and videos from every aspect of the artist's forty-year career and touches on many contemporary social issues. The works featured in the book include Straight, Ai's gigantic installation made from 150 tons of rebar salvaged from the 2008 Sichuan earthquake, which comments on governmental corruption and negligence, and Sunflower Seeds for which the artist filled the enormous Turbine Hall of London's Tate Modern with 100,000,000 porcelain seeds, each made by Chinese craftspeople. Also highlighted are his most recent works addressing the refugee crisis, such as Laundromat and Life Cycle; his provocative ventures into social media; and several early works. Wide-ranging and penetrating, this collection of Ai's most important work to date illustrates the depth of his conviction that art is most powerful when it raises awareness and incites change.

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À propos de l'auteur

Susanne Gaensheimer is Director of the Kunstsammlung Nordrhein-Westfalen in Dusseldorf, Germany. Doris Krystof is Curator at the Kunstsammlung Nordrhein-Westfalen. Falk Wolf is Curator at the Kunstsammlung Nordrhein-Westfalen.

À propos de la quatrième de couverture

'Everything is art. Everything is politics,' says internationally renowned artist Ai Weiwei. His statement informs this comprehensive book that features sculptural installations, photographs, and videos from every aspect of the artist's forty-year career and touches on many contemporary social issues. The works featured in the book include Straight, Ai's gigantic installation made from 150 tons of rebar salvaged from the 2008 Sichuan earthquake, which comments on governmental corruption and negligence, and Sunflower Seeds for which the artist filled the enormous Turbine Hall of London's Tate Modern with 100,000,000 porcelain seeds, each made by Chinese craftspeople. Also highlighted are his most recent works addressing the refugee crisis, such as Laundromat and Life Cycle; his provocative ventures into social media; and several early works. Wide-ranging and penetrating, this collection of Ai's most important work to date illustrates the depth of his conviction that art is most powerful when it raises awareness and incites change.

Les informations fournies dans la section « A propos du livre » peuvent faire référence à une autre édition de ce titre.

Éditeur
Prestel
Date d'édition
2019
Langue
anglais
ISBN 10 
3791359061
ISBN 13 
9783791359069
Reliure
Relié
Nombre de pages
256
Coordonnées du fabricant
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Personne responsable
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