I went to washington dcs hirshhorn gallery without really knowing anything about ai weiweis artistic career. Release dates 1 also known as aka 0 release dates uk 16 november 2010. Then in 2010, he claimed to have been beaten by police while trying. Apr 22, 2014 exhibition ai weiweis evidence article by aj kiyoizumi in berlin. Oct, 2017 at the controversial center of ai weiweis great wall of art in new york, the dissident artist is selfieobsessed and selfreflective by stephanie eckardt october, 2017 6.
At the controversial center of ai weiweis great wall of art. Architect, photographer, curator and blogger, ai weiwei is chinas most famous and politically outspoken contemporary artist. Often working with ancient materials beams from destroyed temples, han dynasty urns ai weiwei b. Experience ai weiweis virtual reality artwork omni. Ai weiwei was born in 1957, a remarkable figure of chinese conceptual art and excessivism.
The first comprehensive monograph on this key figure in chinas burgeoning art scene. Without fear or favour pelicula completa ai weiwei. Alan yentob explores the story of ai weiweis life and art, and reveals how this most courageous and. Ai weiwei is returning to the world but he is not entirely free. Global times editorial on 6 april 2011 attacked ai, saying ai weiwei likes to do something others dare not do. Ai weiweis human flow the refugee crisis as global landslide the chinese artists documentary portrays the minutiae and the big picture of refugees on the move save. At the time ai weiwei had been under house arrest for a few days. While ai insists he has no illusions about britain, he still thinks it will be better for his family. With all due respect to ai weiwei, as hes a magnificent artist, and certainly his family suffered greatly, hes confusing what he went through in china with something that china was decidedly not. Ai weiwei on his lego portraits of fellow activists the chinese artist created trace while under house arrest, and he wasnt. Ai weiwei, dissident chinese artist, is released the new.
The work has currently been returned to the artists studio. Ai weiweis f grass artwork has inspired the artwork biennale snapshots a composition in 5. Read mark singers 2011 talk story about that works visit to new york and evan osnoss profile of ai, from 2010. Ai weiweis triumphant return in 2011, the controversial artist was detained in beijing and his passport was confiscated for four years by the chinese government. In 2011, ai weiwei was arrested at beijing capital international airport on 3 april, for economic crimes.
Taschens new book, meticulously edited and lavishly produced, is the closest youre going to get to an appreciation of ais work without actually attending. My meeting with ai weiwei in beijing in the fall of 2010 was the starting point for our work on this exhibition. Jul 23, 2015 ai weiwei is returning to the world but he is not entirely free. It is the first room that catches the imagination in ai weiweis striking, frequently spectacular exhibition at the royal academy. The initial post misspelled the name of ai weiweis son.
Devastated by his time in germany, which he regards as still nazi, the artist has moved. Upon his release, he was prohibited from traveling abroad, engaging in public speech, and. Browse content similar to ai weiwei without fear or favour. Never sorry is set for release this fall, followed the dissident artist over a twoyear period between 2008 and 2010. Upon his release, he was prohibited from traveling abroad, engaging in public speech, and was subjected to continued government surveillance. During his incarceration, artist ai weiweis assistants, eshyh wong and inserk yang come to new york in his place for the unveiling of ais public artwork near central park circle of animalszodiac heads 2010. Doc a research paper on ai weiwei and the analysis of his art. China prevents chinese artist ai weiwei from travelling abroad, amid an apparent crackdown on supporters of nobel peace prize winner liu xiaobo. Alan yentob explores the story of ai weiwei s life and art, and reveals how this most courageous and determined of artists continues to. Arts documentary, first broadcast before ai weiwei s arrest by the chinese authorities in april 2011, and his subsequent release after being detained for 11 weeks. Ai weiwei, surveillance camera, 2010, marble, installation view ai weiweis ability to strike a balance between art objects for aesthetic and intellectual contemplation on the one hand, and a sustained and forceful critique of the chinese political establishment on the other, has made him a potent cultural and political force in recent years. Al weiwei is chinas most famous and politically outspoken contemporary artist. May 16, 2011 american documentary filmmaker alison klayman, whose feature film ai weiwei.
Ai weiwei s human flow the refugee crisis as global landslide the chinese artists documentary portrays the minutiae and the big picture of refugees on the move save. Ai weiwei, sunflower seeds porcelain, 2010, 3560 x 1060 cm. Creative visionary, political activist and postmodern renaissance man ai weiwei is chinas most widely known and politically vocal contemporary artist. Evan osnos joined the new yorker as a staff writer in 2008. Ai weiweis prosecution had become a focal point of criticism of chinas rights record. An outspoken human rights activist, ai was arrested by chinese authorities in april 2011 and held incommunicado for three months. Without fear or favour full movie studio ai weiwei. With alan yentob, weiwei ai, ethan cohen, joan lebold cohen. Sichuan earthquake and a resultant artwork in germany where schoolbags, standing for. Ai was the most prominent of hundreds of people detained. Apr 26, 2012 read mark singers 2011 talk story about that works visit to new york and evan osnoss profile of ai, from 2010. Ai weiwei films and other works what is he doing, and why, how does art create change, dissent, communication, freedom.
Ais passport has not been returned to him and his freedom of travel remains restricted. American documentary filmmaker alison klayman, whose feature film ai weiwei. Ai weiwei without fear or favour, bbc one imagine a china where artists are unrestrained. His nowlegendary sunflower seeds installation for the tate modern in october 2010, which took 2. The fact that the basic structure of the sculpture is circular, could suggest the neverending traditions of the chinese people or how weiwei perceives they are stuck in a cycle of dictators and political unrest in china.
Ai weiwei emerged as a vital instigator in chinese cultural development, an architect of chinese modernism, and one of. Ai weiwei without fear or favour, bbc one the arts desk. It is now a source for news about the artist and his work. Arts documentary, first broadcast before ai weiweis arrest by the chinese authorities in april 2011, and his subsequent release after being detained for 11 weeks. Ai s passport has not been returned to him and his freedom of travel remains restricted. Also known as aka it looks like we dont have any akas for this title yet. To reach it, first you must pass through a thicket of reconstructed trees, each clamped into place by rusting iron girders in the ra courtyard. Ai weiweis freedom by fiat in china the new yorker.
Alan yentob explores the story of ai weiwei s life and art, and reveals how this most courageous and. Chinas bestknown artist, ai weiwei, has been detained in beijing and police have searched his studio, confiscated computers and questioned. Dec 03, 2010 china prevents chinese artist ai weiwei from travelling abroad, amid an apparent crackdown on supporters of nobel peace prize winner liu xiaobo. Ai weiwei holding some of his sunflower seeds at tate modern. Alan yentob explores the story of ai weiweis fight for artistic freedom of expression. Ai weiwei without fear or favour autumn 2010 imagine. His movements are restricted and he is structurally being watched by the government. Ai weiwei is a leading contemporary artist, activist and advocate of political reform in china. Free ai weiwei is an information hub that started when the chinese artist and activist ai weiwei disappeared for 81 days in march 2011. I was mostly interested in seeing if ai is a great artist, or if the us media pays him attention simply because he is outspoken against the chinese government. Open in his criticism of the chinese government, ai was famously detained for months in 2011, then released to house arrest. Former fbi negotiator chris voss at the australia real estate conference duration. Jan 04, 2014 architect, photographer, curator and blogger, ai weiwei is chinas most famous and politically outspoken contemporary artist.
His taschen publications include collectors editions like jeff koons, christopher wool, albert oehlen, ai weiwei, and the david hockney sumo a bigger book, as well as monographs like the xxlsized jeanmichel basquiat and survey books such as modern art and art now. Alan yentob reveals how chinese artist ai weiwei continues to fight for artistic freedom of expression. Alan yentob explores the story of ai weiweis life and art, and reveals how this most courageous and determined of artists continues to fight for artistic freedom of expression while living under the restrictive shadows of authoritarian rule. Check below for episodes and series from the same categories and more. Jun 10, 2012 my meeting with ai weiwei in beijing in the fall of 2010 was the starting point for our work on this exhibition. He later became a member of the artist group stars, which refused to create chinese art that followed government guidelines. He was calm but already then keenly aware of how precarious and unsafe his situation was. What picasso was to the 20th century, ai weiwei is to the 21st, and if our century is to be the chinese century, then its fitting that the greatest artist of the age is chinese. Jun 04, 2019 hans werner holzwarth is a book designer and editor specializing in contemporary art and photography.
Ai weiwei is a chinese contemporary artist and activist. Alan yentob explores the story of ai weiweis life and art, and reveals how this most courageous and determined of artists continues to. Ai weiweis deft use of social media has made him one of the most wellknown artists and dissidents in the world. Ai was placed under house arrest in november 2010 by the chinese police. Jul 18, 2011 creative visionary, political activist and postmodern renaissance man ai weiwei is chinas most widely known and politically vocal contemporary artist. At the controversial center of ai weiweis great wall of. Ai weiweis internet presence, friction with the chinese government, and now his 18room solo show at martingropiusbau and professorial status at berlins university of the arts has made him into one of our most accessible, talkedabout, and beloved artists in the world the exhibition, titled evidence, shows new works that have. Wong and yang provide insight into his working processes and their belief that neither they nor we should remain silent about his detention. Hans werner holzwarth is a book designer and editor specializing in contemporary art and photography.