According to What? - Rilegato

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ISBN 10: 3791352407 ISBN 13: 9783791352404

Casa editrice: Prestel Pub, 2012

Riassunto

A leading figure among Chinese artists of his generation, Ai Weiwei creates art that poses fundamental questions about the ways in which art and culture interrelate with society and how society interrelates with individual existence. As a result of his internationally acclaimed work and his direct engagement with Chinese policies and politics, Ai has been thrust into the global spotlight. Featuring his most significant works since 2000, this catalog offers insight into the artist’s use of simple forms and artistic methods reminiscent of Conceptual and Minimal art, his preoccupation with the traditional design of furniture and other daily objects, and his iconoclastic attitudes toward traditional values and political authority. The book includes works in sculpture, photography, video, and site-specific architectural installations, making it an invaluable resource on Ai’s enormously diverse oeuvre.

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Recensione:

"This superb volume of commentary and colorplates presents an enlightening and moving overview of Ai’s diverse, strongly conceptual, and socially conscious body of work." —Booklist
"[A] fine introduction to [Ai’s] intelligent, humane body of work. ...This catalog is an excellent first step toward exploring all that Ai Weiwei has accomplished so far." —Library Journal
"Ranging from photography and video to sculpture and architecture, it’s a primer on the recent output of one of the world’s most important artists." – Art Info
"This very important publication is a must read." —Choice

L'autore:

Kerry Brougher is Deputy Director and Chief Curator at the Hirshhorn Museum in Washington, D.C. He was previously Director of the Museum of Modern Art in Oxford, England and Curator at the Museum of Contemporary Art in Los Angeles. Mami Kataoka is Chief Curator, Mori Art Museum, Tokyo. Charles Merewether is an art historian, writer and curator.

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• Editore: Prestel Pub
• Data di pubblicazione: 2012
• ISBN 10: 3791352407
• ISBN 13: 9783791352404
• Rilegatura: Copertina rigida
• Numero edizione: 1
• Numero di pagine: 144
• Redattore: Horowitz Deborah E.