Ais visual art includes sculptural installations, woodworking, video and photography. Never sorry follows the famous artist around the world as he repeatedly irks chinese. Ai weiweis work at documenta 12 directly affected lives of ordinary people. Human flow, an epic film journey led by the internationally renowned artist ai weiwei, gives a powerful visual expression to this massive human migration. Find more works of this artist at best visual art database. Free ai weiwei is an information hub that started when the chinese artist and activist ai weiwei disappeared for 81 days in march 2011. Disturbing the peace hua hao yue yuan my 2011 one recluse ordos 100 so sorry the mala desert.
Weiwei ai was born on august 28, 1957 in beijing, china. We accompanied him behind the scenes of his latest film human flow. Ai weiwei is a chinese contemporary artist and activist. His recent exhibitions include sunflower seeds at the tate modern, london, a vast assemblage of handcrafted. Ai weiwei, dropping a han dynasty urn, 1995 guggenheim. He is a director and producer, known for human flow 2017, the rest 2019. As a sequel to ai weiwei s film lao ma ti hua, the film so sorry named after the artists 2009 exhibition in munich, germany shows the beginnings of the tension between ai weiwei and the chinese. Either you know the name ai weiwei or you are, to some degree, clueless.
Unfortunately for them, the reputation of the man time magazine shortlisted for. Ai weiwei is shaken, but during the year on probation he steadily finds new ways to provoke and challenge the mighty powers of the chinese authorities in his fight for human rights. Ai weiwei, dropping a han dynasty urn, 1995 ask students to describe what is happening in this work. China should be thankful that they have ai weiwei as a chinese artist, who care about the country. Ai weiwei has heavily criticized the chinese government through social media. Tan zuoren was charged with inciting subversion of state power. Never sorry is a film about ai weiwei, a renowned chinese artist and activist who continually champions the values of democracy and human rights, and thus works in opposition to chinas authoritarian government. Ai weiwei studio production disturbing the peace is a documentary discussing incidents during tan zuorens trial on august 12, 2009. The quotable ai weiwei this collection of quotes demonstrates the elegant simplicity of ai weiwei s thoughts on key aspects of his art, politics, and life.
Never sorry is the inside story of a dissident for the digital age who inspires global audiences and blurs the boundaries of art and politics. A palestinian cameraman who worked on ai weiwei s venice 2017 documentary human flow has died after being shot while covering clashes between protesters in gaza and the israeli military. Klaymans detailed portrait of the artist provides a nuanced exploration of contemporary china and one of its most compelling public figures. Ai weiwei, fairytale 2007, interview at documenta 12 on. Part of his concept for fairytale 2007 allowed a condition that encouraged individual experience, participation in art and. Authors ai weiwei ai weiwei is one of todays most important and controversial artists. It was a tuesday in midtown, and the chinese artistactivist ai weiwei was standing in front of a giant, golden cage as tall as a palm tree. According to what, adapted and expanded by the hirshhorn museum and sculpture garden from a. He suffers from sleeping disorder and memory loss, 18 cameras are monitoring. Ai weiwei celebrity profile check out the latest ai weiwei photo gallery, biography, pics, pictures, interviews, news, forums and blogs at rotten tomatoes.
Ai weiwei and human rights activists investigated and criticized how officials handled information about the victims. It was suspected that corruption led to substandard building construction. The list of names of the students was first posted on ai. Ai weiwei may be chinas most famous artist in the west, but it is his older halfbrother who commands recognition, respect and top yuan among mainland chinese collectors. What the 24 hour news cycle media dont show in their snapshot highlights and what the printed media dont adequately cover or arent able to capture the true experiences of the worlds desperate. A different perspective is what could simplistically describe themes and variations, the entrancing computer graphic, four minute short film created by 3d artist, ziye liu. At the controversial center of ai weiweis great wall of. Never sorry 2012 be screened during the run of the. Firsttime director, alison klayman, spent three years following weiwei as he prepared for major. Ai weiweis father had joined the communist party after his release from prison, and become a confidante and poet to mao zedong as the peoples republic of china was founded. Ai weiwei ai xiaoming sam beattie andrew cohen rebecca kanthor matt ma zhao zhao. Its powerful only because someone thinks its powerful and invests value in the object. Ai weiwei, wadegiles romanization ai weiwei, born may 18. Discuss the meaning of ai s statement regarding this work.
At the controversial center of ai weiweis great wall of art in new york, the dissident artist is selfieobsessed and selfreflective. After 81 days of solitary detention world famous chinese artist ai weiwei is put under house. In 140character snippets, the gruff chinese artist, activist, and the subject of ai. Christopher lydon interviews the chinese artist ai weiwei.
Ai weiwei is one of the best known artists working today. The case for ai weiwei the art assignment pbs digital studios duration. Ai weiwei the fake case trailer english subtitles on. Howard brentons new play is based on recent conversations with ai in which he told the story of that imprisonment by turns surreal. Klayman documented ais artistic process in preparation for major museum exhibitions and his. Exiled in europe, chinese artist ai weiwei has made the refugee crisis central to his work. Ai weiwei drifting art, awareness and the refugee crisis. As a sequel to ai weiweis film lao ma ti hua, the film so sorry named after the artists 2009 exhibition in munich, germany shows the. A new documentary, human flow, directed by the chinese artist ai weiwei, explores the political and personal cruelties imparted upon refugees stateless persons who find themselves at. Ai weiwei was born in 1957, a remarkable figure of chinese conceptual art and excessivism. Never sorry is a film about ai weiwei, a renowned chinese artist and activist who continually champions the values of democracy and human rights, and thus works in opposition to. Open in his criticism of the chinese government, ai was famously detained for.
The following is a partial list of works by chinese contemporary artist and activist ai weiwei. An outspoken human rights activist, ai was arrested by chinese authorities in april 2011 and held incommunicado for three months. Over 65 million people around the world have been forced from their homes to escape famine, climate change and war in the greatest human displacement since world war ii. Ai weiwei the fake case a film by andreas johnsen a life lived in silence is not a life. At first glance, the censorship seems invisible, but its omnipresent washing of peoples feelings and perceptions creates limits on the information people receive, select and rely upon. The stirring film which is based on four contemporary artworks from artists ai weiwei. A cultural figure of international renown, ai weiwei is an activist, architect, curator, filmmaker, and chinas most famous artist. Find an indepth biography, exhibitions, original artworks for sale, the latest news, and sold auction prices. It is now a source for news about the artist and his work. From 2008 to 2010, beijingbased journalist and filmmaker alison klayman gained unprecedented access to internationally renowned chinese artist and activist ai weiwei. On 9 april, ais accountant, as well as studio partner liu zhenggang and driver zhang.
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