AI Weiwei

全球限量1,000本，收藏當代最受矚目的中國藝術家－艾未未的創作與生活艾未未以他的裝置藝術、記錄片、攝影與自身行動，積極表達了對中國社會的關懷與對政治的不滿，這使他受到當局圍剿、監禁、拆除工作坊等與對待異議人士相同的待遇。但在國際間，艾未未已是一位備受讚譽的觀念藝術家，他不斷嘗試新的方法，透過網際網路串聯大眾的藝術/政治參與，讓藝術的媒體化成為一種獨特的現象。此書收錄了許多尚未公開的圖片，從艾未未在紐約的時期到他回國後在工作坊中的大型裝置藝術與畫作。並附有艾未未好友及專家的文章，與分析中國文化及政治的專文。其中為了此書的出版，多次專訪艾未未，也將訪談內容節錄其中。本限量版由鋼筋圖案絲巾包覆，重現了艾未未為了四川大地震做的作品「直線」(Straight)。各篇章首頁皆由傳統剪紙大師設計。全球限量1,000本，編號100-1,100。每本書均有艾未未的親筆簽名。The comprehensive story of Ai Weiwei’s life and workToday Ai Weiwei enjoys a reputation far beyond the art world. While his vast social or performance-based interventions and appropriated object-based artworks have secured his place as one of the world’s leading conceptual artists, Ai is equally known as a social media phenomenon, a political activist, and an outspoken champion of free expression in his native China, where he earnt an 81-day police detention in 2011.This book, signed by the artist, is the first comprehensive monograph on Ai Weiwei’s life and work. Compiled in close collaboration with Ai and with direct access to his own archives, it explores the artist's particular brand of expression and activism over more than 700 pages of images and text.Features:Many previously unseen images, from photos taken during Ai’s time in New York to production shots of large installations in the workshop and pictures from his studio.Essays from Uli Sigg, Ai’s long-time friend and former Swiss ambassador to China; Roger M. Buergel, who curated the 2007 Documenta and hosted the artist’s Fairytale piece; and experts on Chinese culture and politics, Carlos Rojas, William A. Callahan, and James J. Lally.Numerous statements derived from exclusive interviews with Ai Weiwei, conducted especially for this publication.Full-page chapter openers designed by the artist in traditional paper-cut style.The volume is wrapped in a silk scarf (110 cm x 100 cm, Habotai silk), based on a detail from Ai’s work Straight, a reference to the Sichuan earthquake of 2008.Limited and numbered edition of 1,000 copies (No. 101-1,100). Each edition is signed by the artist.Also available as limited Art Edition (No. 1-100).