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.
Art Architecture and Activism
Onsite
Chinese - Simplified,
English
2014
507
9781849761444
1
artist monograph
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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