Ai Weiwei's Blog: Writings, Interviews, and Digital Rants, 2006-2009 by Weiwei A

Description: Ai Weiwei's Blog by Weiwei Ai, Lee Ambrozy Manifestos and immodest proposals from Chinas most famous artist and activist, culled from his popular blog, shut down by Chinese authorities in 2009. FORMAT Paperback LANGUAGE English CONDITION Brand New Publisher Description Manifestos and immodest proposals from Chinas most famous artist and activist, culled from his popular blog, shut down by Chinese authorities in 2009.In 2006, even though he could barely type, Chinas most famous artist started blogging. For more than three years, Ai Weiwei turned out a steady stream of scathing social commentary, criticism of government policy, thoughts on art and architecture, and autobiographical writings. He wrote about the Sichuan earthquake (and posted a list of the schoolchildren who died because of the governments "tofu-dregs engineering"), reminisced about Andy Warhol and the East Village art scene, described the irony of being investigated for "fraud" by the Ministry of Public Security, made a modest proposal for tax collection. Then, on June 1, 2009, Chinese authorities shut down the blog. This book offers a collection of Ais notorious online writings translated into English—the most complete, public documentation of the original Chinese blog available in any language.The New York Times called Ai "a figure of Warholian celebrity." He is a leading figure on the international art scene, a regular in museums and biennials, but in China he is a manifold and controversial presence: artist, architect, curator, social critic, justice-seeker. He was a consultant on the design of the famous "Birds Nest" stadium but called for an Olympic boycott; he received a Chinese Contemporary Art "lifetime achievement award" in 2008 but was beaten by the police in connection with his "citizen investigation" of earthquake casualties in 2009. Ai Weiweis Blog documents Ais passion, his genius, his hubris, his righteous anger, and his vision for China. Notes "Ai Weiwei is a widely acclaimed artist, an innovative designer, an influential architect, a visionary urbanist, a competitive cook, and even a great hairdresser. He is also a compelling and disputatious writer who knows how to address and to rally a wide audience, voicing his own dissatisfaction, and that of his fellow countrymen, at being confronted on a daily basis with the alarming glibness of a rampant Chinese society and its disquieting political representation." -- Chris Dercon , Director, Tate Modern "Blogging produces reality rather than simply representing it. Ai Weiwei is among our very best guides to this new terrain: one of the greatest living international artists and a fighter for more freedom. Ai Weiweis daily blog entries, gathered here, will make the reader see the world in a different and startlingly original light." -- Hans-Ulrich Obrist , Co-Director of Exhibitions and Programmes and Director of International Projects, Serpentine Gallery, London "The works and words of Chinese artist Ai Weiwei, who lived in New York during formative years of his artistic development, seem to arise not only from the venerable cultural traditions of his homeland but also from those commenced in colonial America with the Common Sense political activism of Thomas Paine, further fused with the trickster antics of the Native American Coyote character and the lingering specter of Andy Warhols media savvy. It remains to be seen what will become of this broadly transnational artist amidst the turbulent global culture of our time, but he is not easily ignored." -- Jock Reynolds, Henry J. Heinz II Director, Yale University Art Gallery Author Biography Ai Weiwei is one of todays most important and controversial artists. His recent exhibitions include "Sunflower Seeds" at the Tate Modern, London, a vast assemblage of handcrafted porcelain sunflower seeds; and six fiberglass dioramas depicting his 81-day imprisonment in 2011, shown at a Venice gallery in parallel with the 2013 Venice Biennale. He was a designer of the famous "Birds Nest" stadium of the 2008 Beijing Olympics. Lee Ambrozy is the Editor of artforum.com.cn, Artforums Chinese language website. Lee Ambrozy is the Editor of artforum.com.cn, Artforums Chinese language website. Review This work is invaluable as a critical perspective and chronicle while also being an extraordinary contributor to...the contemporary Chinese political landscape. -- David Roberts * Building Design *In terms of illuminating the dynamics of protest in our understanding of one of global cultures most percipient commentators, this text is highly recommended. -- Alex Ross * THE * Promotional Ai Weiwei is a widely acclaimed artist, an innovative designer, an influential architect, a visionary urbanist, a competitive cook, and even a great hairdresser. He is also a compelling and disputatious writer who knows how to address and to rally a wide audience, voicing his own dissatisfaction, and that of his fellow countrymen, at being confronted on a daily basis with the alarming glibness of a rampant Chinese society and its disquieting political representation. -- Chris Dercon, Director, Tate Modern Blogging produces reality rather than simply representing it. Ai Weiwei is among our very best guides to this new terrain: one of the greatest living international artists and a fighter for more freedom. Ai Weiweis daily blog entries, gathered here, will make the reader see the world in a different and startlingly original light. -- Hans-Ulrich Obrist, Co-Director of Exhibitions and Programmes and Director of International Projects, Serpentine Gallery, London The works and words of Chinese artist Ai Weiwei, who lived in New York during formative years of his artistic development, seem to arise not only from the venerable cultural traditions of his homeland but also from those commenced in colonial America with the Common Sense political activism of Thomas Paine, further fused with the trickster antics of the Native American Coyote character and the lingering specter of Andy Warhols media savvy. It remains to be seen what will become of this broadly transnational artist amidst the turbulent global culture of our time, but he is not easily ignored. -- Jock Reynolds, Henry J. Heinz II Director, Yale University Art Gallery Review Text "Blogging produces reality rather than simply representing it. Ai Weiwei is among our very best guides to this new terrain: one of the greatest living international artists and a fighter for more freedom. Ai Weiweis daily blog entries, gathered here, will make the reader see the world in a different and startlingly original light." - Hans-Ulrich Obrist , Co-Director of Exhibitions and Programmes and Director of International Projects, Serpentine Gallery, London Review Quote "This work is invaluable as a critical perspective and chronicle while also being anextraordinary contributor to...the contemporary Chinese political landscape." -- DavidRoberts , Building Design Details ISBN0262015218 Edition Description New Language English ISBN-10 0262015218 ISBN-13 9780262015219 Media Book Format Paperback Imprint MIT Press Subtitle Writings, Interviews, and Digital Rants, 2006-2009 Place of Publication Cambridge, Mass. Country of Publication United States Year 2011 Short Title AI WEIWEIS BLOG Translator Lee Ambrozy Edited by Lee Ambrozy Audience Age 18 UK Release Date 2011-03-18 Publication Date 2011-03-18 AU Release Date 2011-03-18 NZ Release Date 2011-03-18 US Release Date 2011-03-18 Illustrations 58 b&w illus. Author Lee Ambrozy Pages 336 Publisher MIT Press Ltd Alternative 9780262294362 DEWEY 709.51090511 Audience General Series Writing Art We've got this At The Nile, if you're looking for it, we've got it. With fast shipping, low prices, friendly service and well over a million items - you're bound to find what you want, at a price you'll love! TheNile_Item_ID:141685057;

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