| Description |
157 pages : color illustrations, portraits ; 25 cm |
| Contents |
Machine derived contents note: Ruins in Reverse 25 Charles Merewether -- 1 A Fork in the Road 29 -- 2 Readymade NewYork 33 -- 3 Matters of Perspective 49 -- 4 Dropping China 59 -- 5 Under the Hammer 63 -- 6 Principles of Antinomy 67 -- 7 A Space In-Between 81 -- 8 The One and the Many 85 -- 9 DurationWithinTime 97 -- 10 A Matter of Fact 113 -- 11 Being Chinese 125 -- Commissions 137 -- Artist's Biography 145 -- Artist's Bibliography 148 -- List ofWorks 152 -- Contributors 154 |
| Summary |
This strikingly designed book explores the questions of cultural violence and history in the work of controversial Chinese artist Ai Weiwei. Published to coincide with an April 30June 29 exhibition at Campbelltown Arts Centre, Ai Weiwei: Under Construction includes two new Sydney commissions |
| Analysis |
Ai, Weiwei Exhibitions |
| Notes |
Catalogue of an exhibition held 30 April - 28 July 2008 at the Sherman Contemporary Art Foundation, Sydney, and 1 May - 29 June 2008 at the Campbelltown Arts Centre, Sydney |
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Includes index |
| Bibliography |
Bibliography: pages 149-153 |
| Subject |
Ai, Weiwei -- Catalogs.
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Ai, Weiwei -- Exhibitions.
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Campbelltown Arts Centre -- Exhibitions.
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Sherman Contemporary Art Foundation -- Exhibitions.
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| Genre/Form |
Catalogs.
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Exhibition catalogs.
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| Author |
Ai, Weiwei.
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Campbelltown Arts Centre.
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Sherman Contemporary Art Foundation.
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| LC no. |
2008425293 |
| ISBN |
9781921410734 (paperback) |
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