Ai Weiwei's Blog: Writings, Interviews, and Digital Rants, 2006-2009 (Writing Art)
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| Rating | : | 4.20 (603 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 0262015218 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 336 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2016-08-10 |
| Language | : | English |
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It remains to be seen what will become of this broadly transnational artist amidst the turbulent global culture of our time, but he is not easily ignored. Ai Weiwei's daily blog entries, gathered here, will make the reader see the world in a different and startlingly original light. This work is invaluable as a critical perspective and chronicle while also being an extraordinary contributor tothe contemporary Chinese political landscape. (Chris Dercon, Director, Tate Modern)Blogging produces reality rather than simply representing i
"So revealing" according to Maureen C. Verplanck. My interest in his blog truly centere on his post 2008 earthquake entries.As usual for him, there were entries which held much depth and insight. For me, the one drawback was that it takes some time to give the book the attention it deserves and I am always short on time.Some of the things he says are incredibly insightful. Certainly I see China more truly than I had before. I cannot believe that the government would redo the fronts of the homes on a street so that they all looked ali. "Ai Wei Wei" according to Virginia. A VERY revealing and diverse mix of essays, reflections and observations by the Chinese artist who was arrested and is still being "detained" w/out outside contact. Good insights into the mental and physical state of "modern" China as well as topics such as architecture, contemporary artists and art, politics, etc.. "Wonderful" according to Manfredi Piccolomini. Ai Wei Wei proves himself an very talented and powerful writer. His blogs are motivated by political rage but go far beyond it to involve the meaning of what it is to be human. Beautifully written and beautifully edited.
Lee Ambrozy is a translator and scholar of Chinese art history.Lee Ambrozy is the Editor of Artforum's Chinese language website.. His work has been exhibited in Europe, Asia, Australia, and the United States, in venues ranging from the Venice Biennale to the Guangzhou Triennial. 1957), artist, architect, activist, and outspoken so
He wrote about the Sichuan earthquake (and posted a list of the schoolchildren who died because of the government's "tofu-dregs engineering"), reminisced about Andy Warhol and the East Village art scene, described the irony of being investigated for "fraud" by the Ministry of Public Security, made a modest proposal for tax collection. In 2006, even though he could barely type, China's most famous artist started blogging. Ai Weiwei's Blog documents Ai's passion, his genius, his hubris, his righteous anger, and his vision for China