Ai Weiwei

Ai Weiwei is one of the world's most famous artists and activists. In 1000 Years of Joys and Sorrows, he tells a century-long epic tale of China through the story of his own extraordinary life and the legacy of his father, Ai Qing, the nation's most celebrated poet. A family story and the tale of a nation, Ai Weiwei weaves...

In this beautifully illustrated and deeply philosophical graphic memoir, legendary artist Ai Weiwei explores the connection between artistic expression and intellectual freedom through interwoven stories from all the seasons of his life. NATIONAL BESTSELLER. In this beautifully illustrated and deeply philosophical graphic memoir, legendary artist Ai Weiwei explores the connection between artistic expression and intellectual freedom through the lens of...

A thought-provoking work by a singular voice, this short, sharp essay invites us to critically reconsider power, ideology and the boundaries of free speech. Invisible, invasive and widely taken for granted, censorship is a globalized force as much driven by commercial interests as political agendas. Ai Weiwei on Censorship by Ai Weiwei - artist, activist and one of the world's...

Writings on human life and the refugee crisis by the most important political artist of our time Ai Weiwei (b. 1957) is widely known as an artist across media: sculpture, installation, photography, performance, and architecture. He is also one of the world's most important artist-activists and a powerful documentary filmmaker. His work and art call attention to attacks on democracy...

One of The Village Voice's Favourite Books for 2012 This collection of quotes demonstrates the elegant simplicity of Ai Weiwei's thoughts on key aspects of his art, politics, and life. A master at communicating powerful ideas in astonishingly few words, Ai Weiwei is known for his innovative use of social media to disseminate his views. The short quotations presented here...

Ai Weiwei: Bridging Cultures Through Art and Activism - A Life Transformed by Displacement, Advocacy, and a Vision for Humanitarian Communication Artist and activist Ai Weiwei is famous around the world. He builds bridges through art and has been fighting to create, maintain, and grow passageways for communication almost all his life. From single objects like Coca Cola Vase to...

Mashable's 20 Books from 2020 That Make Great Gifts In the course of making Human Flow, his epic feature documentary about the global refugee crisis, the artist Ai Weiwei and his collaborators interviewed more than 600 refugees, aid workers, politicians, activists, doctors, and local authorities in twenty-three countries around the world. A handful of those interviews were included in the...