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Ai Weiwei - in search of humanity

Title
Ai Weiwei - in search of humanity / edited by Dieter Buchhart, Elsy Lahner, Klaus Albrecht Schröder.
Publication
Munich : Hirmer Publishers, 2022.

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Additional Authors
  • Buchhart, Dieter, 1971-
  • Lahner, Elsy
  • Schröder, Klaus Albrecht
  • Graphische Sammlung Albertina, host institution.
Description
336 pages : many illustrations (chiefly color); 30 cm
Summary
Ai Weiwei is not only one of the most important contemporary artists; he is also an untiring activist and critic of authoritarian systems. "In Search of Humanity" presents a comprehensive overview of all phases of the artist's oeuvre and includes a number of hitherto unpublished works. The book design in the form of a block of marble makes this an unusual volume. The catalogue examines in detail the aspect of humanity and artistic responsibility in the oeuvre of Ai Weiwei. It sheds light on concepts such as surveillance, censorship, human rights, freedom of expression, human displacement, radical responsibility, the power of beauty and the truth of poetry. Numerous quotations by the artist and a timeline which positions the individual works visually within the context of the historical events that prompted them, explore the works in a plausible manner. Exhibition: Albertina modern, Vienna, Austria (16.03. - 04.09.2022).
Alternative Title
In search of humanity
Subject
  • Ai, Weiwei > Criticism and interpretation
  • Ai, Weiwei > Exhibitions
  • Ai, Weiwei
Genre/Form
  • Criticism, interpretation, etc.
  • Exhibition catalogs.
Note
  • Published on the occasion of the exhibition held at Albertina Modern, March 13th-June 26th, 2022.
Call Number
JQF 22-1053
ISBN
  • 9783777438641
  • 3777438642
OCLC
1308485883
Title
Ai Weiwei - in search of humanity / edited by Dieter Buchhart, Elsy Lahner, Klaus Albrecht Schröder.
Publisher
Munich : Hirmer Publishers, 2022.
Type of Content
text
still image
Type of Medium
unmediated
Type of Carrier
volume
Added Author
Buchhart, Dieter, 1971- author, editor.
Lahner, Elsy, editor.
Schröder, Klaus Albrecht, editor.
Graphische Sammlung Albertina, host institution.
Research Call Number
JQF 22-1053
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