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Ai Weiwei Speaks: with Hans Ulrich Obrist

By: Contributor(s): Publication details: England; Penguin Books; 2016Description: 128 Pages; PaperbackISBN:
  • 9780141983912
Subject(s): DDC classification:
  • 709.2
Summary: "Ai Weiwei - artist, architect, curator, publisher, poet and urbanist - extended the notion of art and is one of the world's most significant creative and cultural figures. In this series of interviews, conducted over several years with the curator Hans Ulrich Obrist, he discusses the many dimensions of his artistic life, ranging over subjects including ceramics, blogging, nature, philosophy and the myriad influences that have fed into his work. He also talks candidly about his father, his childhood spent in exile and his criticism of the Chinese state. Together, these extraordinary discussions are an essential reminder of the need for personal, political and artistic freedom."
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Item type Current library Call number Status Date due Barcode Item holds
Book Adult and Young Adult 15-17 Karachi Arts 709.2 (Browse shelf(Opens below)) Checked out 24/03/2023 PKLC023083
Book Adult and Young Adult 15-17 Lahore Arts 709.2 (Browse shelf(Opens below)) Available PKLC021603
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"Ai Weiwei - artist, architect, curator, publisher, poet and urbanist - extended the notion of art and is one of the world's most significant creative and cultural figures. In this series of interviews, conducted over several years with the curator Hans Ulrich Obrist, he discusses the many dimensions of his artistic life, ranging over subjects including ceramics, blogging, nature, philosophy and the myriad influences that have fed into his work. He also talks candidly about his father, his childhood spent in exile and his criticism of the Chinese state. Together, these extraordinary discussions are an essential reminder of the need for personal, political and artistic freedom."

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