The exhibition andy warholai weiwei is a provocative pairing of two seemingly disparate artists that. Hansulrich obrist is a curator, critic, and codirector of exhibitions and programmes and director of international projects at the serpentine gallery, london. The quotable ai weiwei this collection of quotes demonstrates the elegant simplicity of ai weiweis thoughts on key aspects of his art, politics, and life. A rtist ai weiwei was born in beijing in 1957, the year his father ai qing, a revolutionary poet, was exiled by the communist party. As an activist, he has been openly critical of the chinese governments stance on democracy and human rights. Ai weiwei is a chinese artist, designer, architect, curator, blogger publisher, and activist who received the amnesty international s ambassador of conscience award in 2015. We saw ai weiweis marvellous exhibition, evidence, at the gropiusbau. Beijing, june 22, 20 the ai weiwei studio released ai weiweis first music album, the divine comedy, today to commemorate the second anniversary of his release from an 81day secret detention. The single dumbass, premiered last month along with its music video, is included in the album.
Oct 28, 2019 ai weiwei s iconic series of sculptures, the circle of animalszodiac heads, is a significant international project that simultaneously signals his position as chinas most pervasive artist whilst exploring themes of globalization and identity that inform his work. According to ai weiwei, his father was a very good artist who had studied painting in paris. Ai weiwei slargest ever show in berlin artnet news. Installation at in evidence, martingropiusbau, berlin, 2014.
Good fences make good neighbors the artist ai weiwei is taking over new york city 300 site specific installations will be. The media went into a fever pitch and by the end of 2015, it felt as though ai was everywhere. Sep 30, 2015 we saw ai weiwei s marvellous exhibition, evidence, at the gropiusbau, berlin in 2014. This was ai weiweis refugee life jacket installation. Much of ai weiwei s work is a reflection of his own feelings of imprisonment, rage, and powerlessness. An artist must be an activist ai weiwei, photographed on 2 february in his berlin studio. The show runs from april 3 to july 7, 2014 and last week, ai weiwei posted online this video in which he politely asked chinese authorities to return his passport in order to get to berlin for the. Jan 25, 2020 ai weiwei s wrenching new doc examines the tragedy of 43 students forcibly disappeared in mexico, and their families unresolved grief.
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It is a political exhibition that ai weiwei has designed for berlin in his simple and spacious studio in the rural. All four films will be screened to both fairgoing and online audiences. Apr 03, 2014 erik olsen april 3, 2014 the martingropiusbau opened a oneman show of ai weiwei s work titled evidence. Firsttime director, alison klayman, spent three years following weiwei as he prepared for major. With its two main series no comment and interviews, art tv channel. Gaoyuan, ai weiwei 2012, all images courtesy martingropius bau opening on april 3rd at martingropiusbau in berlin, and organized by the berliner festspiele, is the largest solo show of works by ai weiwei ever to be exhibited. The new event of my twelve zodiac heads becomes a new factor. Ai weiweis new show at the hirshhorn is selfsatisfied. Ai weiwei the fake case is a 20 documentary film about chinese artist and activist ai weiwei, directed by danish filmmaker andreas johnsen. The film won best 2014 documentary in danish film critics associations 67th bodil awards, played in the official selection of 2014 hot docs canadian international documentary festival in toronto and international documentary film.
Mar 05, 2014 in the films, tinari reflects upon the current state of contemporary art in china, as highlighted through the work of four chinese artists. While ais art was lauded internationally, its frequently provocative dimension as well as his political outspokenness triggered forms of repression from chinese authorities. The garage center for contemporary culture moscow, russia, personal choice group exhibition february 14 april 6, 2014. In august 2014, ai weiwei was invited as one of the participating artists for the fukushima nuclear zone by the japanese art coalition chimpom, as part of the project dont follow the wind. Ai weiwei world the chinese artist captures the humanity of the worlds 65 million forcibly displaced people in a bid to inspire a global solution to the ongoing crisis. The martingropiusbau opened a oneman show of ai weiweis work titled evidence. Ai weiwei evidence berlin, germany april 3 july 7, 2014. For his third solo exhibition with lisson gallery, ai weiwei has created a monumental new installation of bicycles as part of an ongoing series, forever. While ai s art was lauded internationally, its frequently provocative dimension as well as his political outspokenness triggered forms of repression from chinese authorities. This book offers reproductions of the approximately 50 works in the exhibition, some of which were specially created for berlins martingropiusbau museum, and some even more specifically for the buildings enormous glasstopped atrium. Filmed by andreas heck, original music by tan dun, mixed and resampled by andreas heck.
Evidence, until 7 july and in new york, where his touring show. Apr 22, 2014 exhibition ai weiweis evidence article by aj kiyoizumi in berlin. On june 22 2012, the end date of my one year period of probation, the police told me, your case is closed. Release dates 1 also known as aka 0 release dates france 2 april 2014 tv premiere. His art has been featured in major solo exhibitions including ai weiwei at blenheim palace, woodstock, uk, 2014.
Circle of animalszodiac heads is the artists first major public sculpture project. The philosophy of ai weiwei from andy warhol and back. Ai weiwei has 36 books on goodreads with 2962 ratings. The fake case jul 23, 2014 a peek at the life of chinese artist and political dissident ai weiwei as he sits under unofficial house arrest awaiting a verdict on. Season 6 april 14, 2012 during his incarceration, artist ai weiwei s assistants, eshyh wong and inserk yang come to new york in his place for the unveiling of ai s public artwork near central park circle of animalszodiac heads 2010. Ai weiweis iconic series of sculptures, the circle of animalszodiac heads, is a significant international project that simultaneously signals his position as chinas most pervasive artist whilst exploring themes of globalization and identity that inform his work. Ai weiweis success as an artist on the international stage allows him the luxury of working big. Gropius bau ai weiwei evidence berliner festspiele. The documentary goes onto chronologically reconstruct the events that occurred from the time he. Opdocs is the new york times awardwinning series of short documentaries by independent filmmakers.
In ai weiweis work, there is no division between art and politics. It has taken a while to make the video, but i hope. Published in conjunction with the exhibition ai wei wei evidence from april 3 to july 7, 2014, in the martingropiusbau in berlin, p. Discover delightful childrens books with prime book box, a subscription that delivers new books every 1, 2. Aug 31, 2017 there are any number of unforgettable images in ai weiwei s human flow, the most necessary and comprehensive documentary to date about our planets current refugee crisis, but the most. Above is a video from last year in which kennedy interviews the new criterions james panero on pussy riot and ai weiwei, who have both found. Ai weiwei erased from show in shanghai the new york times. Queen victorias fling with a servant a monarch unveiled part 2 of 2 real. Evidence is a collection of over 6,000 wooden stools dating back. The longhouse reserve east hampton, ny august 2 october 12, 20. Ai weiwei is under city arrest in beijing after an 81day imprisonment. We saw ai weiwei s marvellous exhibition, evidence, at the gropiusbau, berlin in 2014. Ai weiwei is one of chinas most prolific and provocative.
Ai weiwei, darling dissident, presents largest ever show in berlin spanning 32,300 square feet. After the success of his tate modern show in london, dissident chinese artist ai weiwei is coming to berlin. The name he has given to his exhibition is evidence, a term well known beyond the englishspeaking world from american tv crime series in the meaning of proof that will stand up in court. Exhibition ai weiweis evidence article by aj kiyoizumi in berlin. Detail of ai weiwei s very yao 200914, 150 bicycles all photos by the author for hyperallergic berlin this is the final weekend to see ai weiwei. Ai weiweis wrenching new doc examines the tragedy of 43 students forcibly disappeared in mexico. China is ill, but it goes much deeper than the coronavirus. A figure of warholian celebrity as labeled by new york times, he is renowned for his political activism and social media activity almost as much as for his social interventions, approach to the. But shortly after returning to shanghai in 1932, the anticommunist nationalist government deemed ai qing a leftist and jailed him for. Ai weiweis circle of animalszodiac heads contemporary art.
It spans three decades of the dissident chinese artists career. The chinese government not only kidnapped and imprisoned the worldrenowned artist in a secret location for protesting its repressive policies, but. But the berlin debut of evidence, arguably much more significant in its tracing. Bob ross winter frost season 10 episode 12 duration. The installation 81 is a exact replica of the prison cell where the dissident artist was held in detention for 81 days in 2011. Ai weiweis new show at the hirshhorn is selfsatisfied, but not satisfying. Ai weiwei ausstellung im berliner martingropiusbau. Evidence, which is among the biggest exhibitions of ai weiwei s work, will be open to the public from april 3 to july 7, 2014. Last year, ai finally received his passport and, with it, permission to travel again. It took 1,600 artisans over two years to make the seeds, which were created out of the.
The name and works of ai weiwei have been removed from a show in shanghai about the history of chinese contemporary art because of pressure from local government cultural officials, according to mr. Ai weiwei, cao fei, cai guoqiang, and xu zhen, the commissioned artist for the armory show 2014. Erik olsen april 3, 2014 the martingropiusbau opened a oneman show of ai weiwei s work titled evidence. Ai weiwei speaks about his divisive responses to the. Ai weiweis internet presence, friction with the chinese government, and now his. Never sorry left off, ai weiwei the fake case is more explicitly political, reflecting ais battle against the gigantic lawsuit thrust upon him by the.
These are some of ai weiweis best works public delivery. With his personal circumstances moving in constant flux, ai weiwei, a chinese artist, remains a cultural magnet. In the films, tinari reflects upon the current state of contemporary art in china, as highlighted through the work of four chinese artists. Ai weiweis circle of animalszodiac heads contemporary. Ai weiwei is a beijingbased artist and activist whose work encompasses sculpture, installation, photography, film, architecture, curation, and social criticism. Ai weiwei shows evidence in berlin the new york times.
Prolific chinese artist and political dissident ai weiwei has unveiled his latest exhibition in berlins martingropiusbau museum. Ai accepted the invitation and sent his assistant ma yan to the exclusion zone in japan to investigate the site. Ai weiwei, groninger museum, groningen, niederlande. 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. We have nothing to charge you with because you behaved very well this year, which i admit was a surprise. Ai weiweis new evidence installation features 6,000. These are times for the history books our courage inspires our neighbors. Finding strength in his family, his art, and his many supporters worldwide, ai set out to provoke a revolution within chinese society, one that protects freedom of speech and the power of the artist. Internationally acclaimed chinese contemporary artist ai weiwei has reinterpreted the twelve bronze animal heads representing the traditional chinese zodiac that once adorned the famed fountainclock of the yuanming yuan, an imperial retreat in beijing. Ai weiwei was aged one when he was sent with his parents into forced exile.
Review interpretation of the news based on evidence. Now he is persona non grata in his country, but wont stop speaking out. Ai weiwei is a leading contemporary artist, activist and advocate of political reform in china. Herzogenrath, ai weiwei with references to european modernism, in ed g.
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