Andy Warhol, Ai Weiwei / edited by Max Delany & Eric Shiner.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Delany, Max, editor.

Shiner, Eric C., editor.

National Gallery of Victoria, host institution.

Andy Warhol Museum, host institution.

Martin and Margy Meyerson Endowment Fund for the Built Environment.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Warhol, Andy, 1928-1987--Exhibitions.

Warhol, Andy.

Ai, Weiwei--Exhibitions.

Ai, Weiwei.

Warhol, Andy, 1928-1987--Influence--Exhibitions.

Warhol, Andy, 1928-1987.

Genre:

Exhibition catalogs.

Physical Description:

xvi, 311 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 29 cm

Other Title:

Ai Weiwei

Place of Publication:

Melbourne : National Gallery of Victoria ; Pittsburgh : Andy Warhol Museum ; New Haven : Yale University Press, 2015.

Summary:

"Andy Warhol (1928-1987) and Ai Weiwei (b. 1957) are two of the most internationally renowned artists of the past 100 years, famous not only for their artwork but also for influencing the culture of their time. This exciting book is the first to consider the work of these artists alongside one another, in dialogue and in correspondence, to explore the artists' meticulous observations of modern and contemporary art, life, and politics. Andy Warhol's investigation of consumer society, fame, and celebrity offers thought-provoking points of connection with Ai Weiwei's interrogation of the relationship between tradition and modernity, the role of the individual to the state, questions of human rights, and the value of freedom of expression. Parallels also exist between the ways in which each artist transformed the understanding of artistic value and studio production, and redefined the role of the artist-as impresario, cultural producer, activist, and brand. Alongside beautifully reproduced images by both artists-including works by Ai Weiwei published here for the first time-are illuminating essays by an international team of art experts, curators, and scholars that survey the scope of the artists' careers and interpret the significant impact of Andy Warhol and Ai Weiwei on modern art and contemporary life. This deluxe, collectible catalogue is available in three different, limited-edition colors"--Publisher's website.

Contents:

Foreword

Andy Warhol and Ai Weiwei: in dialogue and correspondence / Max Delany

An interview with Ai Weiwei / Eric Shiner

"Point, push down, and a lot, repeatedly" / John Tancock

Fake factory / Caroline A. Jones

Political and artistic legacy in Ai Weiwei's art / Gao Minglu

Readymade disasters: the art and politics of Andy Warhol and Ai Weiwei / John J. Curley

The art in being public / Anna Poletti

Empire and eternal peace / Kathryn Weir

The collecting habit / Larry Walsh

Meeooaaww-AW-AWW / Matt Wrbican

Artists chronologies

List of works

Acknowledgements and contributors.

Notes:

Catalog of an exhibition held at NGV International, Melbourne, December 11, 2015 - April 24, 2016 and Andy Warhol Museum, Pittsburgh, June - August, 2016.

Includes bibliographical references.

Local Notes:

Acquired for the Penn Libraries with assistance from the Martin and Margy Meyerson Endowment Fund for the Built Environment.

Contains:

Warhol, Andy, 1928-1987. Works. Selections

Ai, Weiwei. Works. Selections

ISBN:

9780300219357

0300219350

9780724104192

0724104194

OCLC:

921242291