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As his personal circumstances move in constant flux, Ai Weiwei remains a cultural magnet. Renowned for his political activism and social media activity almost as much as for his social interventions, contemporary approach to the readymade, and knowledge of Chinese traditional crafts, Ai’s fame extends throughout and beyond the art world.

Drawn from TASCHEN’s limited Collector’s Edition, this monograph explores each of Ai’s career phases up until his release from Chinese custody. It features extensive visual material to trace Ai’s development from his early New York days right through to his recent practice. Focus moments include his international breakthrough in the early 2000s, his porcelain Sunflower Seeds at the Turbine Hall of the Tate Modern, his response to the Sichuan earthquake of 2008, and his police detention in 2011. With behind-the-scenes studio pictures, production shots, and numerous statements derived from exclusive interviews with Ai, we gain privileged access to the artist’s process, influences, and importance.

The book includes texts from Uli Sigg, Ai’s longtime friend and former Swiss ambassador to China and Roger M. Buergel, who curated the 2007 documenta and hosted the artist’s Fairytale piece.

Nacido en Pekín en 1957, Ai Weiwei es conocido por realizar declaraciones estéticas que resuenan en el mundo geopolítico de hoy. De obras arquitectónicas a esculturas e instalaciones artísticas, y de redes sociales a documentales, usa una amplia gama de medios para encontrar nuevas formas de examinar artísticamente la sociedad y sus valores. Fue galardonado con el Premio Embajador de Conciencia 2015 de Amnistía Internacional y el Premio Václav Havel a la Disidencia Creativa 2012 de la Human Rights Foundation. El primer documental de Ai, Human Flow, se estrenó en la competición oficial del 74º Festival de Cine de Venecia. Actualmente vive y trabaja en Cambridge, Berlín y Montemor-o-Novo, Portugal.