Ai Weiwei: Spatial Matters

Paperback / softback

Main Details

Title Ai Weiwei: Spatial Matters
Authors and Contributors      By (author) Tate Publishing
Physical Properties
Format:Paperback / softback
Pages:512
Dimensions(mm): Height 260,Width 191
Category/GenreArt and design styles - from c 1960 to now
Individual artists and art monographs
ISBN/Barcode 9781849761444
ClassificationsDewey:709.2
Audience
General
Illustrations 5 Illustrations, color

Publishing Details

Publisher Tate Publishing
Imprint Tate Publishing
Publication Date 1 June 2013
Publication Country United Kingdom

Description

Widely considered to be one of the most significant cultural figures of his generation in China and internationally, Ai Weiwei successfully occupies multiple roles as a conceptual artist, architect, curator, designer, film-maker, publisher and activist. Using a variety of formal languages with both traditional and innovative methods of production, Ai links the past with the present and explores the geopolitical, economic and cultural realities affecting the world with humour and compassion. Published in association with the artist, this book draws on the full breadth of Ai Weiwei's architectural, installation and activist work, including drawings and plans from a huge range of international projects, with particular emphasis on his use of space. The publication also includes excerpts from his blog, in which his insightful commentary on the world around him comes to the fore. Throughout the book a wide selection of essays by leading critics and art-historians, as well as interviews with the artist, draw out his central concerns. An essential addition to any art lover's bookshelf, this substantial book is richly illustrated with over 450 colour reproductions.

Author Biography

Ai Weiwei is widely considered to be one of the most significant cultural figures and artists of his generation in China and internationally.