Ai Weiwei: Life, Revolt & Poetry /anglais - Couverture rigide

Tancock/dercon

Couverture rigide

ISBN 10 : 9493531147 ISBN 13 : 9789493531147

Editeur : Hannibal Books, 2099

Synopsis

Featuring more than ninety artworks, including sculptures, installations, photographs, and toy brick works, this richly illustrated book highlights Ai Weiwei’s ongoing engagement with cultural heritage and freedom of expression.

Thought-provoking essays by leading researchers offer new perspectives on the artist’s work, examining the intellectual and social dimensions of iconic and more recent works.

An illuminating overview of a diverse artistic practice that is both vocal and uncompromising.

A propos du livre

À propos de l'auteur

John Tancock is an art historian and coauthor of Ai Weiwei: New York 1983-1993.

Chris Dercon is an art historian, curator and museum director. He was born in Lier, Belgium, in 1958. He studied Art History and Theatre Studies at the Rijksuniversiteit Leiden, and Film Studies at the Vrije Unversiteit in Amsterdam. Chris Dercon has worked as a teacher, critic and journalist. He has been managing cultural institutions since 1988. He began his career as program director of PS1 New York in 1988, and in Rotterdam from 1990 to 1995 he directed the Witte de With (Melly Kunsinstituut), then the Boijmans van Beuningen from 1996 to 2002. From 2003 to 2011, he directed the Haus der Kunst in Munich. From 2011 to 2016, he directed the Tate Modern in London. From 2017 to 2018, he directed the Volksbuhne Theater in Berlin. From 2019 to 2023, he is Chairman of the Réunion des Musées Nationaux and the Grand Palais. Since June 2023, he has been Director of the Fondation Cartier pour l’Art Contemporain.

À propos de la quatrième de couverture

Featuring more than ninety artworks, including sculptures, installations, photographs, and toy brick works, this richly illustrated book highlights Ai Weiwei’s ongoing engagement with cultural heritage and freedom of expression.

Thought-provoking essays by leading researchers offer new perspectives on the artist’s work, examining the intellectual and social dimensions of iconic and more recent works.

An illuminating overview of a diverse artistic practice that is both vocal and uncompromising.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Hannibal Books
• Date d'édition: 2099
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 9493531147
• ISBN 13: 9789493531147
• Reliure: Relié
• Numéro d'édition: 1
• Nombre de pages: 208
• Coordonnées du fabricant: pieter@hannibalbooks.be; pieter@hannibalbooks.be; ; Van Aerdtstraat 33; Antwerpen; 2600; Belgique