Ai weiwei without fear or favour 2010 download french

Ai weiwei is a leading contemporary artist, activist and advocate of political reform in china. Former fbi negotiator chris voss at the australia real estate conference duration. To encapsulate this hybridisation of politics with art, i favour a cultural. Weiweis action is a symbol over the 60 million refugees who need help. Al weiwei is chinas most famous and politically outspoken contemporary artist. Get your kindle here, or download a free kindle reading app.

He is the son of poet ai ching ai ching or ai qing, pseud. Arts documentary, first broadcast before ai weiweis arrest by the chinese authorities in april 2011, and his subsequent release after being detained for 11 weeks. Alan yentob explores the story of ai weiweis life and art, and reveals how this most courageous and. Weiwei is often compared to andy warhol, who also combined his persona and art with charged political messages.

Ai weiwei without fear or favour autumn 2010 imagine. In 2018, ai weiwei received marina kellen french outstanding contributions to the arts award granted. His nowlegendary sunflower seeds installation for the tate modern in october 2010, which took 2. Open in his criticism of the chinese government, ai was famously detained for months in 2011, then released to house arrest. Ai weiwei, born in the socialist peoples republic of china, is one of the most. Ai weiwei nonetheless continues to use his art for social engagement through mixed media, documentary, installation, and performance pieces that champion racial tolerance and basic human compassion. Given that it is all but unprecedented for an artist to have four simultaneous gallery shows opening on the same day, it is fair to say that ai weiwei is having a new york moment this fall. The new event of my twelve zodiac heads becomes a new factor. Arts documentary, first broadcast before ai weiweis. With his level of exposure and following across the internet its hard to imagine a cooling off time where his presence. Never sorry is the inside story of a dissident for the digital age who inspires global audiences and blurs the boundaries of art and politics. Alan yentob explores the story of ai weiweis life and art, and reveals how this most courageous and determined of artists continues to. As our landmark exhibition examines work from 1993 up to the present day, we take a look at some of the key works to know from across ais career. Without fear or favour full movie in hd visit arts documentary, first broadcast before ai weiwei.

Alan yentob explores the story of ai weiweis fight for artistic freedom of expression. Alan yentob reveals how chinese artist ai weiwei continues to fight for artistic freedom of expression. Global times editorial on 6 april 2011 attacked ai, saying ai weiwei likes to do something others dare not do. Writings, interviews, and digital rants, 20062009 by ai weiwei 4. Ai weiweis deft use of social media has made him one of the most wellknown artists and dissidents in the world. With all due respect to ai weiwei, as hes a magnificent artist, and certainly his family suffered greatly, hes confusing what he went through in china with something that china was decidedly not. The work of dissident chinese artist ai weiwei is monumental, as is the mans fearless and outspoken personality. He later became a member of the artist group stars, which refused to create chinese art that followed government guidelines. Ai weiwei article about ai weiwei by the free dictionary. Alison klayman is the director of the upcoming documentary, ai weiwei. The article provides a holistic appraisal of activistartist ai weiweis work. Firsttime director alison klayman gained unprecedented access to ai while working as a journalist in china. Ai weiwei, whose father, ai qing, was among chinas foremost literary figures, occupies an awkward niche in the world of chinese contemporary art. Ai weiweis triumphant return in 2011, the controversial artist was detained in beijing and his passport was confiscated for four years by the chinese government.

Architecture english, french, german, italian and spanish edition caroline klein on. Ai weiwei films and other works what is he doing, and why, how does art create change, dissent, communication, freedom. After his passport was returned to him in july 2015, the artist has dedicated himself to documenting the plight of disenfranchised and displaced. Ai weiwei holding some of his sunflower seeds at tate modern. Internationally acclaimed chinese contemporary artist ai weiwei has reinterpreted the twelve bronze animal heads representing the traditional chinese zodiac that once adorned the famed fountainclock of the yuanming yuan, an imperial retreat in beijing. Ai was placed under house arrest in november 2010 by the chinese police. Architect, photographer, curator and blogger, ai weiwei is chinas most famous and politically outspoken contemporary artist. How chinese artist ai weiwei became an enemy of the state. Read mark singers 2011 talk story about that works visit to new york and evan osnoss profile of ai, from 2010. We are all during one time or another in our lives, refugees, he said. The next best thing, i guess, is to see candid footage of his life and work, which. Never sorry was made about his life, art, and activism weiwei uses recognizable historic chinese art forms in pieces that critically examine contemporary political or social issues. Weiwei, also stopped in protest, two planned exhibitions in denmark, on 27 january, because the previous day, a new law had passed to seize refugees belongings worth more than 0 as a.

Circle of animalszodiac heads is the artists first major public sculpture project. Based in china since 2006, she is the beijing correspondent for global radio news and her stories have also. Director matthiew springford ai weiwei is one of china s bestknown artist. The fact that the basic structure of the sculpture is circular, could suggest the neverending traditions of the chinese people or how weiwei perceives they are stuck in a cycle of dictators and political unrest in china.

The article provides a holistic appraisal of activistartist ai weiweis. For ai it is not just that discarding spatialised memory in favour. But the problem with simply saluting ai as a political activist is that he insists on pleading his case in the art museums. Ai weiwei gives a voice to refugees with upcoming new york. Paper 12 ai weiwei cardboard sculpture between april 12 15, 2012, montreal held the annual paper show, number 12 this time, in french papier 12. A cultural figure of international renown, ai weiwei is an activist, architect, curator, filmmaker, and chinas most famous artist.

Ai weiwei, surveillance camera, 2010, marble, installation view ai weiweis ability to strike a balance between art objects for aesthetic and intellectual contemplation on the one hand, and a sustained and forceful critique of the chinese political establishment on the other, has made him a potent cultural and political force in recent years. Ai weiwei quoted in my work is always a readymade, ai weiwei. Recently, while standing under the circular display of massive bronze animal heads in ais circle of animalszodiac heads at washington, dcs hirshhorn museum, i found myself wishing i could meet him. He can ally himself with major institutions, which can. Upon his release, he was prohibited from traveling abroad, engaging in public speech, and. Hans werner holzwarth is a book designer and editor specializing in contemporary art and photography. Browse content similar to ai weiwei without fear or favour. 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.

Grapes by ai weiwei, 2010 i wish i could leave it at that. Ai weiwei without fear or favour, bbc one imagine a china where artists are unrestrained. His father, a famous revolutionary poet, fell out of favor with the chinese communist government. After studying painting in france 192932, where he discovered realist literature and was particularly influenced by the belgian poet.

Architect, photographer, curator and blogger, ai weiwei is. Ai weiwei has worked in everything from paint to readymades. Secondly, charging ai is an easy way to divide and conquer his associates into testifying against him or engage in special pleading on their own, or his, behalf. Ai wei wei as wonderful dissident, terrible artist the. Ai weiwei is a chinese contemporary artist and activist. Ai weiweis human flow the refugee crisis as global landslide the chinese artists documentary portrays the minutiae and the big picture of refugees on the move save. Without fear or favour 2010 cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more. What impressed me the most was a giant cardboard stature by the canadian artist sean.

Ai weiweis provocative art has gotten him harassed by police, thrown in detention and driven out of china. Check below for episodes and series from the same categories and more. Ai weiweis success as an artist on the international stage allows him the luxury of working big. Already, weiweis sister gao ge has publicly stated that because ai was not an officer of fake design that he. He also merits an acclaim as an architect since he codesigning the beijings birds nest stadium. Documenting the story of ai weiwei whos afraid of ai. Without fear or favour documentary, is this decorative art. Creative visionary, political activist and postmodern renaissance man ai weiwei is chinas most widely known and politically vocal contemporary artist. An outspoken human rights activist, ai was arrested by chinese authorities in april 2011 and held incommunicado for three months.