Ai Weiwei is one of the most provocative figures in contemporary Chinese art. He has been active in a wide variety of creative endeavors, not only in art but also architecture, landscape design, publishing and exhibition design. Published in conjunction with his first exhibition in Japan, this book includes some thirty important pieces, including Snake Ceiling, a new work commemorating the schoolchildren who lost their lives in the 2008 Sichuan Earthquake, in addition to architectural projects and photographs taken while Ai was residing in New York, presenting a panoramic view of his work. With essays by Kataoka Mami, Charles Merewether and Matsubara Hironori. Exhibition history, bibliography and list of works included.

Note: This catalogue is accompanied by the CD-ROM Ai Weiwei: Architectural Works 1999-2009, available separately (CD.001214). Please ask library staff for assistance.

Access level

Onsite

publisher

Mori Art Museum, 森美術館 (Tokyo, Japan),

Tankosha Publishing (Kyoto, Japan)

Location code

MON.AWW

Language

English,

Japanese

Keyword

sculpture, installation, performance art, photography, architecture, participatory art, activist art, collective practice, solo exhibition

Publication/Creation date

2009

No of pages

200

ISBN / ISSN

9784473035943

No of copies

Content type

artist monograph,

catalogue

Chapter headings

Fundamental Forms and Volumes

Structure and Craftsmanship

Reforming and Inheriting Tradition

Fairytale

Chang'an Boulevard

Beijing's 2008 Olympic Stadium

Provisional Landscape

According to What? - A Questioning Attitude - Mami KATAOKA, 片岡真実

The House of the People: Forms of Collaboration - Charles MEREWETHER

Architecture According to the Site - Hironori MATSUBARA, 松原弘典

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venue	date
Mori Art Museum, 森美術館, Tokyo, Japan	2009

Artist

AI Weiwei, 艾未未

Organiser

Mori Art Museum, 森美術館 (Tokyo, Japan)

Citation

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