Influenced by the likes of jasper johns and andy warhol as well as duchamp, he also draws influence from his cultural roots. Accompanying a major new exhibition of ai weiweis work, including many pieces made especially for the. Tim cheung image courtesy of sothebys more than 250 lots, estimated in. Often working with ancient materials beams from destroyed temples, han dynasty urns ai weiwei b. Ai weiwei shocks with cinema for peace photo artnet news. Ai weiwei on his lego portraits of fellow activists the chinese artist created trace while under house arrest, and he wasnt. Ai grew up in the far northwest of china, where he lived under harsh conditions due to his fathers exile. An exhibition of new work by ai weiwei on alcatraz island exploring human rights and freedom of expression, on view september 27, 2014april 26, 2015. He previously hadnt had many opportunities to exhibit in berlin, but a big solo show of his just opened at martin gropius bau, a museum in berlin. In 2006, even though he could barely type, chinas most famous artist started blogging. Devastated by his time in germany, which he regards as still nazi, the artist has moved.
Solo exhibitions include the brooklyn museum of art 2014. Discover the exhibitions currently on view at foam as a political refugee who lived under constant government surveillance, the artist feels related to the growing influx of refugees attempting to enter europe. A look inside ai weiweis evidence at martingropiusbau in berlin. Upon his release, he was prohibited from traveling abroad, engaging in public speech, and. Gropius bau ai weiwei evidence berliner festspiele. Ai weiweis prosecution had become a focal point of criticism of chinas rights record. Hirshhorn to host solo show by chinese dissident artist ai weiwei chinese artist ai weiwei, pictured in 2015, will be the focus of a summer exhibition at the hirshhorn museum and sculpture garden. Hirshhorn to host solo show by chinese dissident artist ai. Ai weiwei evidence by thomas eller, wulf herzogenrath. 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. This time ai weiwei has collected over 14,000 life jackets and has tied them together, draping them up and down the columns of the berlin konzerthaus. The installation souvenir from shanghai by chinese.
Prolific chinese artist and political dissident ai weiwei has unveiled his latest exhibition in berlins martingropiusbau museum. China at the armory show 2014 in new york city, curator philip tinari reflects on the work of chinese artist ai weiwei. Evidence, the martingropiusbau in berlin has prepared one of the biggest exhibitions of ai weiwei to date. China, notes ais fascination with artists marcel duchamp and andy warhol and the resulting influence upon the artists work. It is now a source for news about the artist and his work. Over 6,000 ming and qing dynasty wooden stools, some more battered than.
The jackets are coming from lesbos or lesvos, a greek island that acts as a middle point for those syrian refugees fleeing from their homeland on their way to europe. Ai weiwei on his favorite artists, living in new york and why the government is afraid of him the chinese government has long tried to contain the artist and activist but his ideas have spread. Ais passport has not been returned to him and his freedom of travel remains restricted. A cultural figure of international renown, ai weiwei is an activist, architect, curator, filmmaker, and chinas most famous artist. The exhibition evidence of ai weiwei is on until july, 2014. Ai weiwei and warhol, together again the new york times. Human flow, a film about the global refugee crisis shot in 23 countries that documents the artists. Manifestos and immodest proposals from chinas most famous artist and activist, culled from his popular blog, shut down by chinese authorities in 2009. Despite a recent media backlash, ai weiweis latest public artwork, which coincides with the berlin film festival, explores again the plight of refugees. With coverage in newspapers and on tv, theres been a lot of buzz about ai weiwei and the exhibit, with over.
We saw ai weiwei s marvellous exhibition, evidence, at the gropiusbau, berlin in 2014. He later became a member of the artist group stars, which refused to create chinese art that followed government guidelines. In 18 rooms and in the spectacular court lichthof the retrospective features works and installations that were either designed specifically for the building or have not yet been shown in germany. A visitor to the ai weiwei evidence exhibition at martin gropius. It has taken a while to make the video, but i hope. Ai weiwei is a chinese contemporary artist and activist. Release dates 1 also known as aka 0 release dates france 2 april 2014 tv premiere also known as aka it looks like we dont have any akas for this title yet. Ai weiwei born 1957 is an artist, architect and politician. From 16 september until 7 december 2016 foam presents a large solo exhibition by the chinese artist and activist ai weiwei 1957, china. Evidence retrospective at martingropiusbau, berlin. Ai weiwei, free speech puzzle, 2014 hand painted porcelain in the qing dynasty imperial style, 51 x 41 x 0. From 20 may 2014 when the david bowie exhibition starts open daily from 10am 8pm.
His taschen publications include collectors editions like jeff koons, christopher wool, albert oehlen, ai weiwei, and the david hockney sumo a bigger book, as well as monographs like the xxlsized jeanmichel basquiat and survey books such as modern art and art now. Open in his criticism of the chinese government, ai was famously detained for months in 2011, then released to house arrest. Free ai weiwei is an information hub that started when the chinese artist and activist ai weiwei disappeared for 81 days in march 2011. The internet is still busy commenting on ai weiweis latest misguided installation at berlins konzerthaus, which involved attaching 14,000 life jackets flown in from the greek island of. The island was first made popular by its abundance in the homeric epics. Ai weiwei showcases 14,000 refugee life jackets in berlin. Hans werner holzwarth is a book designer and editor specializing in contemporary art and photography. If youre wondering who the most talked about artist in berlin might be these days, it would most likely be chinese artist ai weiwei. The single dumbass, premiered last month along with its music video, is included in the album. Ai weiwei, dropping a han dynasty urn, 1995 3 black and white prints, each 148 x 121 cm courtesy of ai weiwei studio. Ai weiwei ai weiwei is one of the most famous chinese artists working today, and is renowned for creating the birds nest olympic stadium in beijing, despite his lack of formal architectural training. After the success of his tate modern show in london, dissident chinese artist ai weiwei is coming to berlin. In the films, tinari reflects upon the current state of contemporary art in china, as highlighted through the work of four chinese artists. For his largest oneman exhibition ever, ai weiwei brought stacks of.
The new yorkers china correspondent, who profiled ai online maestro how ai obsessively posts his daily life, art and political activism online join the discussion the latest. Ai weiwei refugee crisis film to be screened at venice. Ausfuhrliche filmbeschreibung worum geht es bei ai weiwei. Gereon sievernich, thomas eller, wulf herzogenrath.
Ai weiweis internet presence, friction with the chinese government, and now his 18room solo show at martingropiusbau and professorial status at berlins university of the arts has made him into one of our most accessible, talkedabout, and beloved artists in the world the exhibition, titled evidence, shows new works that have. Er hatte namlich zuvor verlautbart, deutschland zeige ausgerechnet am platz des. Ai was the most prominent of hundreds of people detained. The first comprehensive monograph on this key figure in chinas burgeoning art scene.
Tinari, director of the ullens center for contemporary art in beijing and curator of armory focus. Ai weiweis new evidence installation features 6,000. In august 2014, ai weiwei was invited as one of the participating artists for the fukushima. A look inside ai weiweis evidence at martingropiusbau. An outspoken human rights activist, ai was arrested by chinese authorities in april 2011 and held incommunicado for three months. In the vast central hall, stools 2014 greets a diverse crowd of museumgoers in a similar fashion to sunflower seeds, a piece weiwei did for the tate modern from 20102011. Ai weiwei was born in 1957, a remarkable figure of chinese conceptual art and excessivism. Ai weiweis father was chinese poet ai qing, who was denounced during the antirightist movement and in 1958 sent to a labour camp in xinjiang province with his wife, gao ying. Ai weiwei covers berlins konzerthaus in refugee life jackets.
As an activist, he has been openly critical of the chinese governments stance on democracy and human rights. China at the armory show 2014, art21 produced four original films featuring philip tinari, director of the ullens center for contemporary art in beijing and curator of armory focus. The chinese dissident artist ai weiwei has closed down his exhibition in copenhagen in protest at a new law that allows danish authorities to seize valuables from asylum seekers the 58. Read on wikipedia edit history talk page print download pdf. Ai weiwei, dissident chinese artist, is released the new. It was the most amazing exhibition i had ever seen. Interview with gereon sievernich director of the martingropiusbau and prerecorded video message by ai weiwei. Professor tiampo provided an outline of ai weiweis life. Chinese dissident artist ai weiwei starts teaching at the berlin university of the arts on november 1, 2015. This autumn, three important works, including one of ai weiweis famous sculptures, will make their auction debut at the anticipated sothebys hong kong contemporary asian art sale. For more than three years, ai weiwei turned out a steady stream of scathing social commentary, criticism of government policy, thoughts on art and. The exhibition, titled evidence, shows new works that have never before been shown in germany.
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