Ai s passport has not been returned to him and his freedom of travel remains restricted. In august 2014, ai weiwei was invited as one of the participating artists for the. These seeds were used for his exhibition at tate modern london where he covered the whole floor with millions of. As our landmark exhibition examines work from 1993 up to the present day, we take a look at some of the key works to know from across ais career. His father, a famous revolutionary poet, fell out of favor with the chinese communist government. Get premium, high resolution news photos at getty images. Free ai weiwei is an information hub that started when the chinese artist and activist ai weiwei disappeared for 81 days in march 2011. Berlin, martingropiusbau, ai weiwei evidence, april 3 july 7, 2014 another. Ai weiwei article about ai weiwei by the free dictionary. Stuck in china, ai weiwei continues art activism exhibit of ai s work opens in berlin as a kickstarter project launches for a film starring the artist. Ai weiwei, wadegiles romanization ai weiwei, born may 18.
For his third solo exhibition with lisson gallery, ai weiwei has created a monumental new installation of bicycles as part of an ongoing. Disturbing the peace hua hao yue yuan my 2011 one recluse ordos 100 so sorry the mala desert. He is the son of poet ai ching ai ching or ai qing, pseud. In 2006, even though he could barely type, chinas most famous artist started blogging. The china correspondent for the new yorker, osnos profiled ai weiwei in the magazine last spring.
It is now a source for news about the artist and his work. Ai weiwei s new exhibition features a room filled with 6,000 stools by jenny zhang on april 3, 2014 renowned chinese artist and political dissident ai weiwei has just launched his largest solo exhibition to date, called evidence, in berlins martingropiusbau. Alison klayman is the director of the upcoming documentary, ai weiwei. 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. Major solo exhibition in berlin video 0403 2014 05. China at the armory show 2014 in new york city, curator philip tinari reflects on the work of chinese artist ai weiwei. Even to people unfamiliar with the art world, ai is a source of. He can ally himself with major institutions, which can in turn expect his name to draw huge crowds. 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.
The garage center for contemporary culture moscow, russia, personal choice group exhibition february 14 april 6, 2014. Art can take you anywhere, but it can also bring the lives of others home to you. China, notes ais fascination with artists marcel duchamp and andy warhol and the resulting influence upon the artists work. Release dates 1 also known as aka 0 release dates france 2 april 2014 tv premiere. While ais art was lauded internationally, its frequently provocative dimension as well as his political outspokenness triggered forms of repression from chinese authorities. Oct 01, 2012 ai weiwei is a chinese contemporary artist, active in blogging, sculpture, installation, architecture, curating, photography, film, and social, political and cultural criticism. His art has been featured in major solo exhibitions including ai weiwei at blenheim palace, woodstock, uk, 2014. The installation souvenir from shanghai by chinese artist ai weiwei is on display as part of the exhibition evidence at the martingropius bau museum in berlin april 1, 2014. On 3 april 2011, public security took ai weiwei away. Ai weiwei montrant son passeport restitue, photo diffusee par lartiste.
Interview with evan osnos whos afraid of ai weiwei. Exhibition ai weiweis evidence article by aj kiyoizumi in berlin. Appearing at berlins martingropiusbau, evidence is ai weiwei. Chinas bestknown artist, ai weiwei, has been detained in beijing and police have searched his studio, confiscated computers and questioned. For more than three years, ai weiwei turned out a steady stream of scathing social commentary, criticism of government policy, thoughts on art and. Oftcontroversial chinese artist ai weiwei is set to make his way to germany for his latest exhibition, evidence. New york photographs 19831993, an exhibition running at the morris and helen belkin art gallery at ubc until nov. Numerous illustrations, texts by the artist as well as informed essays by leading scholars. The article provides a holistic appraisal of activistartist ai weiweis work.
Download ai weiwei paperback free video dailymotion. He is the subject of two other international solo exhibitions, in berlin at the martingropiusbau evidence, until 7 july and in new york, where his touring show. In addition, films from the university of pennsylvania museum of archeology and. His company, fake design, treats projects as evidence of mankind at. As our landmark exhibition examines work from 1993 up to the present day, we take a look at some of the key works to know from across ai s career.
The buyer gets 10 porcelain sunflower seeds designed by weiwei. Filmed by andreas heck, original music by tan dun, mixed and resampled by andreas heck. The new event of my twelve zodiac heads becomes a new factor. The show, entitled evidence, is at berlins martingropiusbau exhibition. Ai weiwei s he xie, 2010, presents the viewer with 2,300 porcelain crabs, piled on one another and scattered on foreign ground.
Author ma jian on ai weiwei and freedom of expression in china by ma jian published 30 september 2015. Ai is also showing four major works in the newly refurbished chapel at the yorkshire sculpture park 24 may2 november. However, of the evidence in the file put together by public security, none was collected before 3. Apr 02, 2014 oftcontroversial chinese artist ai weiwei is set to make his way to germany for his latest exhibition, evidence. Photo by ai weiwei, courtesy of three shadows photography art center and chambers fine art a i weiwei.
Nov 19, 2015 ai weiwei is one of the worlds most famous artists, consistently topping power lists and grabbing headlines around the globe. For seven months between september 2014 and april 2015, the chinese artist ai. Evidence, the martingropiusbau in berlin has prepared one of the biggest exhibitions of ai weiwei to date. Ai weiwei is a beijingbased artist and activist whose work encompasses sculpture, installation, photography, film, architecture, curation, and social criticism. File in this april, 2019 file photo, people stand under the portraits of 43 disappeared teachers college students, by chinese concept artist and government critic ai weiwei at the. Manifestos and immodest proposals from chinas most famous artist and activist, culled from his popular blog, shut down by chinese authorities in 2009. In 18 rooms and in the spectacular court lichthof the retrospective features works and installations that were either designed specifically for the building or have not yet been shown in. The installation souvenir from shanghai 2012 by chinese artist ai weiwei is on display as part of the exhibition evidence at the martingropius bau museum in berlin april 1, 2014.
View circle of animalszodiac heads by ai weiwei sold at 20th century. Jun 20, 2014 ai weiweis success as an artist on the international stage allows him the luxury of working big. This library of academic and cultural films features collections from the academic film archive and the media burn independent film archive, as well as a selection of documentaries created by dorothy fadiman. Weiwei is equally known for his diverse artistic output and for his commitment to greater freedom of expression and human rights in china and. Firsttime director alison klayman gained unprecedented access to ai while working as a journalist in china. Ai weiwei born 1957 is an artist, architect and politician. Tinari, director of the ullens center for contemporary art in beijing and curator of armory focus. Writings, interviews, and digital rants, 20062009 by ai weiwei 4. Author ma jian on ai weiwei and freedom of expression in. The congressional hearing, called to shed light on the problem of child abuse and neglect on. Ai weiweis new exhibition features a room filled with. Ma jian is renowned for his novels exploring subjects censored in china, where his books are banned, and he has been barred from entering the chinese mainland. The exodus long metrage avec original streaming en anglais, a ete produit en etatsunis, royaumeuni, paysbas, liban, israel et egypte et est apparu dans les cinemas francais en 2014.
Evidence retrospective at martingropiusbau, berlin. Known for observing and commenting political and social changes of his home country but also the western world, his artistic practice revolves around sensitive themes such as human rights, freedom of speech, economic exploitation or environmental damages and often takes. Ai weiwei evidence berlin, germany april 3 july 7, 2014. Usually nestled in corners of gallery spaces or placed centre stage in vacant museum rooms, the installations lifeless crustaceans are as though removed from their traditional habitat and thrown into an artificial spotlight, unsuspectedly becoming prey to any. Gropius bau ai weiwei evidence berliner festspiele. Release dates 1 also known as aka 0 release dates france 2 april 2014 tv premiere also known as aka it looks like we dont have any akas for this title yet. May 17, 2014 ai weiwei s fairytale1001 chairs 200714, seen here at documenta 12 in kassel, 2007. Ai weiwei is one of the worlds most famous artists, consistently topping power lists and grabbing headlines around the globe. Known for observing and commenting political and social changes of his home country but also the western world, his artistic practice revolves around sensitive themes such as human rights, freedom of speech, economic. A cultural figure of international renown, ai weiwei is an activist, architect, curator, filmmaker, and chinas most famous artist. Stools 2014 by ai weiwei, courtesy of martingropiusbau, berlin. Jun 26, 2017 a new documentary follows ai weiwei for a whole year as he travels to the hotspots of the refugee crisis for his own movie about migration.
The installation souvenir from shanghai by chinese artist. A visitor to the ai weiwei evidence exhibition at martin gropius bau, berlin, examines an installation of rubble recovered from his shanghai studio chinese artist ai weiwei s artwork fountain of light at the louisiana museum of modern art in denmark. New details emerge in hearing on abuse at spirit lake june 25, 2014, 1. Accompanying a major new exhibition of ai weiweis work, including many pieces made especially for the. Ai weiwei s alternative vision for beijings buildings with a display on beijings caochangdi in our architecture space, our curator discusses the ai weiwei designed buildings of this artists region, and their place in a rapidly developing city. They then detained four people, including a fake shareholder and the company accountant. Berlin, martingropiusbau, ai weiwei evidence, april july 2014 another example exhibited oxfordshire, blenheim palace, ai weiwei at blenheim palace, october 2014 april 2015, pp. These are times for the history books our courage inspires our neighbors.
Nov 25, 2011 t he surveillance camera police have trained on the turquoise gate of ai weiwei s studio in north beijing captures a steady stream of visitors. Interview in german with curator gereon sievernich and impressions of the exhibition ai weiwei. While ai s art was lauded internationally, the frequently provocative and subversive dimension of his art, as well as his political outspokenness. He says there has never been anyone in china quite like weiwei and the notion that the artist is. Ai weiwei, chinese artist and activist whose work included sculptural installations, architectural projects, photographs, and videos. Ai weiwei, surveillance camera, 2010, marble, installation view ai weiweis ability to strike a balance between art objects for aesthetic and intellectual contemplation on the one hand, and a sustained and forceful critique of the chinese political establishment on the other, has made him a potent cultural and political force in recent years.
Ai weiwei is a chinese contemporary artist and activist. Arrest before investigation is a violation of the law. Firsttime director, alison klayman, spent three years following weiwei as he prepared for major. The installation souvenir from shanghai by chinese. Ai weiwei sends 6000 stools to berlin art agenda phaidon. Ai grew up in the far northwest of china, where he lived under harsh conditions due to his fathers. Based in china since 2006, she is the beijing correspondent for global radio news and her stories have also. Chinese conceptual artist ai weiwei explores the multitude and complexity of the challenges within our contemporary society. The documentary goes onto chronologically reconstruct the events that occurred from the time he was arrested at the beijing airport in april 2011 to his. Ai weiwei quoted in my work is always a readymade, ai weiwei. This book was made for the major exhibition of ai weiwei s work and it includes many pieces he made especially for the show. Ai weiwei, surveillance camera, 2010, marble, installation view ai weiwei s ability to strike a balance between art objects for aesthetic and intellectual contemplation on the one hand, and a sustained and forceful critique of the chinese political establishment on the other, has made him a potent cultural and political force in recent years. Apr 22, 2014 exhibition ai weiweis evidence article by aj kiyoizumi in berlin.
43 210 1041 1194 251 404 994 384 499 551 1191 371 1492 194 1273 1145 540 499 929 439 14 804 733 465 155 1053 609 180 646 337 274 574 471