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. Ais passport has not been returned to him and his freedom of travel remains restricted. Klayman documented ais artistic process in preparation for major museum exhibitions and his. Jun 04, 2019 hans werner holzwarth is a book designer and editor specializing in contemporary art and photography. Ai weiwei, the artist known for his provocative challenges to chinas police state, told npr today that hes been banned from leaving the country. Al weiwei is chinas most famous and politically outspoken contemporary artist.
Firsttime director alison klayman gained unprecedented access to ai while working as a journalist in china. Director matthiew springford ai weiwei is one of china s bestknown artist. It is now a source for news about the artist and his work. After the fact ai has been charged with fabricating the structure without the required approval and. Alan yentob meets the five surviving members of monty python john cleese, michael palin, terry jones, terry gilliam and eric idle as they prepare to reunite on stage. Ai weiwei is returning to the world but he is not entirely free.
Free ai weiwei is an information hub that started when the chinese artist and activist ai weiwei disappeared for 81 days in march 2011. Ai weiweis freedom by fiat in china the new yorker. Circle of animalszodiac heads is the artists first major public sculpture project. Find more works of this artist at best visual art database. After studying painting in france 192932, where he discovered realist literature and was particularly influenced by the belgian poet. Ai weiwei holding some of his sunflower seeds at tate modern. Klayman documented ais artistic process in preparation for major museum exhibitions and his increasingly public clashes with the chinese government. American documentary filmmaker alison klayman, whose feature film ai weiwei. Ai weiweis deft use of social media has made him one of the most wellknown artists and dissidents in the world. Hans werner holzwarth is a book designer and editor specializing in contemporary art and photography. Author ma jian on ai weiwei and freedom of expression in. Read mark singers 2011 talk story about that works visit to new york and evan osnoss profile of ai, from 2010.
Ai s passport has not been returned to him and his freedom of travel remains restricted. Ai weiweis provocative art has gotten him harassed by police, thrown in detention and driven out of china. Apr 26, 2012 read mark singers 2011 talk story about that works visit to new york and evan osnoss profile of ai, from 2010. Jul 18, 2011 creative visionary, political activist and postmodern renaissance man ai weiwei is chinas most widely known and politically vocal contemporary artist.
Without fear or favour 2010 cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more. He can ally himself with major institutions, which can. With his level of exposure and following across the internet its hard to imagine a cooling off time where his presence. Upon his release, he was prohibited from traveling abroad, engaging in public speech, and. An outspoken human rights activist, ai was arrested by chinese authorities in april 2011 and held incommunicado for three months. Browse content similar to ai weiwei without fear or favour.
Ai weiwei without fear or favour autumn 2010 imagine. Ai weiwei without fear or favour, bbc one imagine a china where artists are unrestrained. What do you most admire about ai weiwei as an artist. Ai weiwei on his lego portraits of fellow activists the chinese artist created trace while under house arrest, and he wasnt allowed to travel to their san francisco debut. Evan osnos joined the new yorker as a staff writer in 2008. Arts documentary, first broadcast before ai weiwei s arrest by the chinese authorities in april 2011, and his subsequent release after being detained for 11 weeks. Even to people unfamiliar with the art world, ai is a source of. 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. Creative visionary, political activist and postmodern renaissance man ai weiwei is chinas most widely known and politically vocal contemporary artist. Architect, photographer, curator and blogger, ai weiwei is chinas most famous and politically outspoken contemporary artist.
Alan yentob reveals how chinese artist ai weiwei continues to fight for artistic freedom of expression. No foreign lands peter doig no foreign lands january 25 may 4, 2014 the montreal museum of fine arts mmfa is presenting an exhibition of works b. Alan yentob explores the story of ai weiwei s life and art, and reveals how this most courageous and. Ai weiweis success as an artist on the international stage allows him the luxury of working big. China imposes new ban on ai weiwei whos afraid of ai. Image courtesy of the artist table with two legs on the wall, 2008 by ai weiwei, from the collection of larry warsh. Ai weiwei is a chinese contemporary artist and activist. Architect, photographer, curator and blogger, ai weiwei is. Open in his criticism of the chinese government, ai was famously detained for months in 2011, then released to house arrest. Without fear or favour 2010 bbc, directed by matthew springford duration. Director matthiew springford ai weiwei is one of china s bestknown. I admire his courage, integrity, determination and social conscience.
He is the son of poet ai ching ai ching or ai qing, pseud. Alan yentob explores the story of ai weiweis life and art, and reveals how this most courageous and. Oct 10, 2017 across new york, world renowned artist and activist ai weiwei has unveiled a citywide public exhibition titled good fences make good neighbors. 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 on his lego portraits of fellow activists the chinese artist created trace while under house arrest, and he wasnt. 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. Ren zhenglai on a good day, ai qing would rouse himself and amuse his children by sketching for them. Ai weiwei films and other works what is he doing, and why, how does art create change, dissent, communication, freedom.
F grass was the continuation of ai weiweis largescale installation sunflower seeds made for the tate modern in 2010. That expanse of small, hard, identicallooking grey seeds in tate moderns austere turbine hall was able to conjure images in my mind of beautiful fields of yellow sunflowers in chinas remote grasslands. 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. Ai weiwei article about ai weiwei by the free dictionary.
His ability to depict a scene in a few simple lines captured. He also merits an acclaim as an architect since he codesigning the beijings birds nest stadium. Sunflower seeds and grass shared a similar identity. Without fear or favour is not showing in any theaters in the area. Ai weiwei s provocative art has gotten him harassed by police, thrown in detention and driven out of china. The work of his that i most admire is sunflower seeds 2010.
Upon his release, he was prohibited from traveling abroad, engaging in public speech, and was subjected to continued government surveillance. He later became a member of the artist group stars, which refused to create chinese art that followed government guidelines. His nowlegendary sunflower seeds installation for the tate modern in october 2010, which took 2. Ai weiwei, the lionhearted chinese artist, architect and activist, is having his first american museum survey at the hirshhorn in washington. Ai weiwei was born in 1957, a remarkable figure of chinese conceptual art and excessivism. A cultural figure of international renown, ai weiwei is an activist, architect, curator, filmmaker, and chinas most famous artist. Ai weiwei is one of the worlds most famous artists, consistently topping power lists and grabbing headlines around the globe. How chinese artist ai weiwei became an enemy of the state. Check below for episodes and series from the same categories and more. From 2008 to 2010, beijingbased journalist and filmmaker alison klayman gained unprecedented access to internationally renowned chinese artist and activist ai weiwei. Never sorry is set for release this fall, followed the dissident artist over a twoyear period between 2008 and 2010. The initial post misspelled the name of ai weiweis son.
From he is not only an artist, not only a scholar, hes a photographer, he designs clothes, hes a specialist on precious stones, hes an antique. Ai was placed under house arrest in november 2010 by the chinese police. Ai weiwei without fear or favour, bbc one the arts desk. Ai weiwei is a leading contemporary artist, activist and advocate of political reform in china. Alan yentob reveals how chinese artist ai weiwei continues to. Jun 21, 2012 ai weiwei, the artist known for his provocative challenges to chinas police state, told npr today that hes been banned from leaving the country. 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.
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