Raiz Weiwei / curator, Marcello Dantas.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Ai, Weiwei, artist.

Contributor:

Dantas, Marcello, 1967- curator, contributor, interviewer.

Ai, Weiwei, artist, interviewee.

Oca Building (São Paulo, Brazil), host institution.

Standardized Title:

Works. Selections

Language:

English

Portuguese

Subjects (All):

Ai, Weiwei--Exhibitions.

Ai, Weiwei.

Ai, Weiwei--Interviews.

Sculpture, Modern--21st century--Exhibitions.

Sculpture, Modern.

Installations (Art)--21st century--Exhibitions.

Installations (Art).

Genre:

Backless bindings (Binding)

Exhibition catalogs.

Interviews.

Physical Description:

189 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 26 cm

Edition:

1a. edição.

Other Title:

Ai Weiwei raiz.

Place of Publication:

São Paulo : Ubu Editora, [2018]

Language Note:

In English and Portuguese.

Summary:

First ever exhibition of conceptual artist Ai Weiwei (China 1957) in Sao Paulo and his largest ever staged (covering a total area of 8,000 square meters) presenting a large part of his most iconic works, along with the new works inspired Brazilian rich biodiversity, human landscape, and creativity. The retrospective included ceramics, art objects, sculptures, art installations, and his 2016 subversive and renowned worldwide photographic triptych Dropping a Han Dynasty Urn,œ a recreation using Lego pieces of his 1995 work that portrays the artist intentionally dropping an urn which dated back to the 2,000-year-old Han dynasty. Ai Weiwei left China in 2015 and since has become a strong advocate in social and humanitarian issues, including the world immigration crisis. Widely illustrated, this catalogue features the artist's major works and a documented chronicle of his creations in Brazil, along with northeastern artisans. Includes two unpublished texts about his biography, his career and his experiences in Latin America and two interviews with him by curator Marcello Dantas.

Contents:

Cooking Wei = Cozinhando Wei / Marcello Dantas

Born radical = Radical de nascimento / John L. Tancock

Interview with Ai Weiwei = Entrevista com Ai Weiwei / Marcello Dantas

Honey (and bee) in the mouth : Ai Weiwei in Brazil = Mel (e abelha) na boca : Ai Weiwei no Brasil / Thais Gurgel

Chronology = Cronologia.

Notes:

Published on the occasion of the exhibition titled Ai Weiwei : Raiz, held from 20 October, 2018 to 20 January, 2019 at the Oca exhibition space in Ibirapuera Park, São Paulo.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9788571260092

8571260095

OCLC:

1083264374