Author: AI WEIWEI - Buchhart, Dieter & Elsy Lahner & Klaus Albrecht Schroder:
Title: Ai Weiwei. In search of humanity. (German edition)
Description: 09 2023, (24 x 30 cm), 336 pp. German text, 180 colour ills., hardcover. ¶ GERMAN EDITION: Ai Weiwei is not only one of the most important contemporary artists; he is also an untiring activist and critic of authoritarian systems. 'In Search of Humanity' presents a comprehensive overview of all phases of the artist's oeuvre and includes a number of hitherto unpublished works. The book design in the form of a block of marble makes this an unusual volume. The catalogue examines in detail the aspect of humanity and artistic responsibility in the oeuvre of Ai Weiwei. It sheds light on concepts such as surveillance, censorship, human rights, freedom of expression, human displacement, radical responsibility, the power of beauty and the truth of poetry. Numerous quotations by the artist and a timeline which positions the individual works visually within the context of the historical events that prompted them, explore the works in a plausible manner. Der Band setzt sich eingehend mit dem Aspekt der Menschlichkeit und der künstlerischen Verantwortung im Werk von Ai Weiwei auseinander. Er beleuchtet Begriffe wie Überwachung, Zensur, Menschenrechte, Meinungsfreiheit, Menschenvertreibung, radikale Verantwortung, die Macht der Schönheit und die Wahrheit der Poesie. Viele Zitate des Künstlers sowie eine Timeline, die einzelne Werke optisch den historischen Ereignissen zuordnet, aus deren Anlass sie entstanden sind, erschlie§en die Arbeiten auf eingängige Weise.
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Title: Ai Weiwei. In search of humanity. (German edition)
Description: 09 2023, (24 x 30 cm), 336 pp. German text, 180 colour ills., hardcover. ¶ GERMAN EDITION: Ai Weiwei is not only one of the most important contemporary artists; he is also an untiring activist and critic of authoritarian systems. 'In Search of Humanity' presents a comprehensive overview of all phases of the artist's oeuvre and includes a number of hitherto unpublished works. The book design in the form of a block of marble makes this an unusual volume. The catalogue examines in detail the aspect of humanity and artistic responsibility in the oeuvre of Ai Weiwei. It sheds light on concepts such as surveillance, censorship, human rights, freedom of expression, human displacement, radical responsibility, the power of beauty and the truth of poetry. Numerous quotations by the artist and a timeline which positions the individual works visually within the context of the historical events that prompted them, explore the works in a plausible manner. Der Band setzt sich eingehend mit dem Aspekt der Menschlichkeit und der künstlerischen Verantwortung im Werk von Ai Weiwei auseinander. Er beleuchtet Begriffe wie Überwachung, Zensur, Menschenrechte, Meinungsfreiheit, Menschenvertreibung, radikale Verantwortung, die Macht der Schönheit und die Wahrheit der Poesie. Viele Zitate des Künstlers sowie eine Timeline, die einzelne Werke optisch den historischen Ereignissen zuordnet, aus deren Anlass sie entstanden sind, erschlie§en die Arbeiten auf eingängige Weise.
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Price: EUR 54.00 = appr. US$ 58.69 Seller: Scriptum Art Books v.o.f.
- Book number: 8552
- Book number: 8552
See more books from our catalog: Monografieën / Monographs