'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.' - from publisher's website.

Includes essays from a number of writers and scholars, texts describing Ai's architectural works mentioned in chapters, and excerpts from Ai's blog.
Alternative title

Art Architecture and Activism

Access level

Onsite

Location code
53465 (Please ask library staff for assistance)
Language

Chinese - Simplified, 

English

Publication/Creation date

2014

No of pages

507

ISBN / ISSN

9781849761444

No of copies

1

Content type

artist monograph

Chapter headings

The Retrospective - Hans Ulrich OBRIST

INHABIT

A Handful of Dust - Chinchin YAP

Forever, 2003

Fragments, 2006

Template, 2007

Venice Beijing London (Excerpt) - Charles MEREWETHER

A Brief History of Light (Excerpt) - Karen SMITH

Everything is Necessary - Brendan MCGETRICK

BUILD

Entries from Ai Weiwei's Blog - AI Weiwei, 艾未未

In the Realm of Architecture - Reto GEISER

The Nudged Vernacular: An Architecture of Resistance - Anthony PINS

Studio-House, 1999

In Between, 2000-2001; Concrete, 2000

Yiwu River Dam and Ai Qing Memorial, 2002-2003

Courtyard 105, 2004-2005

Courtyard 104, 2004-2005

Nine Boxes, 2004

Three Shadows Photography Art Centre, 2005

241 Caochangdi, 207

Red No.1 Art Galleries, 2008

COLLABORATE

Entries from Ai Weiwei's Blog - AI Weiwei, 艾未未

A Conversation with Ai Weiwei - Jo Anne BIRNIE DANZKER

Architecture on the Move - Bert DE MUYNCK

Beijing National Stadium, 2002-2008

Jinhua Architectural Art Park, 2004-2007

Ordos 100, 2008

Tsai Residence, 2005-2008

Art Farm, 2006

INVESTIGATE

Entries from Ai Weiwei's Blog - AI Weiwei, 艾未未

Fragments, Voids, Sections, and Rings - Adrian BLACKWELL, Pei ZHAO

Duration with Time (Excerpt) - Charles MEREWETHER

Provisional Landscapes, 2002-2008

Beijing National Stadium Construction, 2002-2008

Becoming - Brendan MCGETRICK

ENGAGE

Entries from Ai Weiwei's Blog - AI Weiwei, 艾未未

A Fairytale Becomes Reality - FU Xiaodong, 傅曉東

A Talk with Ai Weiwei - Mathieu WELLNER

'The Net of Love cannot be Blocked' - Daniela JANSER

The Danger Artist - Wyatt MASON

Going Viral: The Memetic World of Ai Weiwei - AN Xiao Mina

Study of Perspective, 1995-2008

Documentaries, 2007-

Jiading Malu (Shanghai Studio), 2008-2011

Mermaid Exchange, 2010

Ai Weiwei and Social Media, 2005-

Ai Weiwei: Spatial Matters
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Ai Weiwei: Spatial Matters