Ai Weiwei: Spatial Matters: spatial matters : art, architecture and activism - Softcover

Ai Weiwei

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1849761442 ISBN 13: 9781849761444

Publisher: Tate Gallery Publishing, 2014

Synopsis

Widely considered to be one of the most significant cultural figures of his generation in China and internationally, Ai weiwei successfully occupies multiple roles as a conceptual artist, architect, curator, designer, film-maker, publisher and activist. Using a variety of formal languages with both traditional and innovative methods of production, Ai links the past with the present and explores the geopolitical, economic and cultural realities affecting the world with humour and compassion. This book, published in association with the artist, draws on the full breadth of Ai weiwei s architectural, installation and activist work, including drawings and plans from a huge range of international projects, with particular emphasis on his use of space. The publication will also include excerpts from his blog, in which his insightful commentary on the world around him comes to the fore. Throughout the book, a wide selection of essays by leading critics and art-historians, as well as interviews with the artist, draw out his central concerns. An essential addition to any art lover s bookshelf, this publication will be richly illustrated with over 450 colour reproductions.

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Review

A comprehensive study of Weiwei's works and ideas --The Architect's Newspaper

About the Author

Ai Weiwei is widely considered to be one of the most significant cultural figures and artists of his generation in China and internationally.

Edition details

• Publisher: Tate Gallery Publishing
• Publication date: 2014
• ISBN 10: 1849761442
• ISBN 13: 9781849761444
• Binding: Paperback
• Language: English
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 400
• Editor: Anthony Pins