Ai Weiwei – författare

I Ai Weiweis memoarbok skildras hundra år av Kinas historia – genom berättelsen om hans eget, extraordinära liv, och genom arvet efter hans far, landets mest hyllade poet.

Lika ambitiös som personlig belyser "Tusen år av glädje och sorg" den myriad av krafter som format det moderna Kina, den fungerar också som en ständigt aktuell påminnelse om det akuta behovet av att kunna uttrycka sig fritt.

I Ai Weiweis memoarbok skildras hundra år av Kinas historia – genom berättelsen om hans eget, extraordinära liv, och genom arvet efter hans far, landets mest hyllade poet.

Lika ambitiös som personlig belyser "Tusen år av glädje och sorg" den myriad av krafter som format det moderna Kina, den fungerar också som en ständigt aktuell påminnelse om det akuta behovet av att kunna uttrycka sig fritt.

A powerful portrait of the greatest humanitarian emergency of our time, from the director of Human FlowIn the course of making Human Flow, his epic feature documentary about the global refugee crisis, the artist Ai Weiwei and his collaborators interviewed more than 600 refugees, aid workers, politicians, activists, doctors, and local authorities in twenty-three countries around the world. A handful of those interviews were included in the film. This book presents one hundred of these conversations in their entirety, providing compelling first-person stories of the lives of those affected by the crisis and those on the front lines of working to address its immense challenges.Speaking in their own words, refugees give voice to their experiences of migrating across borders, living in refugee camps, and struggling to rebuild their lives in unfamiliar and uncertain surroundings. They talk about the dire circumstances that drove them to migrate, whether war, famine, or persecution; and their hopes and fears for the future. A wide range of related voices provides context for the historical evolution of this crisis, the challenges for regions and states, and the options for moving forward.Complete with photographs taken by Ai Weiwei while filming Human Flow, this book provides a powerful, personal, and moving account of the most urgent humanitarian crisis of our time.

The quotable Ai WeiweiThis collection of quotes demonstrates the elegant simplicity of Ai Weiwei''s thoughts on key aspects of his art, politics, and life. A master at communicating powerful ideas in astonishingly few words, Ai Weiwei is known for his innovative use of social media to disseminate his views. The short quotations presented here have been carefully selected from articles, tweets, and interviews given by this acclaimed Chinese artist and activist. The book is organized into six categories: freedom of expression; art and activism; government, power, and moral choices; the digital world; history, the historical moment, and the future; and personal reflections.Together, these quotes span some of the most revealing moments of Ai Weiwei''s eventful career—from his risky investigation into student deaths in the 2008 Sichuan earthquake to his arbitrary arrest in 2011—providing a window into the mind of one of the world''s most electrifying and courageous contemporary artists.Select Quotes from the Book:On Freedom of Expression

On Art and Activism

On Government, Power, and Making Moral Choice

On the Digital World

On History, the Historical Moment, and the Future

Personal Reflection

Writings on human life and the refugee crisis by the most important political artist of our timeAi Weiwei (b. 1957) is widely known as an artist across media: sculpture, installation, photography, performance, and architecture. He is also one of the world''s most important artist-activists and a powerful documentary filmmaker. His work and art call attention to attacks on democracy and free speech, abuses of human rights, and human displacement--often on an epic, international scale.This collection of quotations demonstrates the range of Ai Weiwei''s thinking on humanity and mass migration, issues that have occupied him for decades. Selected from articles, interviews, and conversations, Ai Weiwei''s words speak to the profound urgency of the global refugee crisis, the resilience and vulnerability of the human condition, and the role of art in providing a voice for the voiceless.Select quotations from the book:"This problem has such a long history, a human history. We are all refugees somehow, somewhere, and at some moment.""Allowing borders to determine your thinking is incompatible with the modern era." "Art is about aesthetics, about morals, about our beliefs in humanity. Without that there is simply no art." "I don''t care what all people think. My work belongs to the people who have no voice."

Brought to you by Penguin. A FAMILY STORY AND THE TALE OF A NATION.Ai Weiwei - one of the world''s most famous artists and activists - weaves a century-long epic tale of China through the story of his own life and that of his father, Ai Qing, the nation''s most celebrated poet.Here, through the sweeping lens of his own and his father''s life, Ai Weiwei tells an epic tale of China over the last 100 years, from the Cultural Revolution to the modern-day Chinese Communist Party.Here is the story of a childhood spent in desolate exile after his father, Ai Qing, once China''s most celebrated poet, fell foul of the authorities. Here is his move to America as a young man and his return to China, his rise from unknown to art-world superstar and international rights activist. Here is his extraordinary account of how his work has been shaped by living under a totalitarian regime.It''s the story of a father and a son, of exceptional creativity and passionate belief, and of how two indomitable spirits enabled the world to understand their country.''Engrossing...a remarkable story'' Sunday Times''A story of inherited resilience and self-determination'' Observer''A majestic and exquisitely serious masterpiece about his China... One of the great voices of our time'' Andrew Solomon''Intimate, unflinching...an instant classic'' Evan Osnos, author of Age of Ambition© Ai Weiwei 2021 (P) Penguin Audio 2021

In this beautifully illustrated and deeply philosophical graphic memoir, legendary artist Ai Weiwei explores the connection between artistic expression and intellectual freedom through interwoven stories from all the seasons of his life.

As a child living in exile during the Cultural Revolution, Ai Weiwei often found himself with nothing to read but government-approved comic books. Although they were restricted by the confines of political propaganda, Ai Weiwei was struck by the artists ability to express their thoughts on art and humanity through graphic storytelling. Now, decades later, Ai Weiwei and Italian comic artist Gianluca Costantini present Zodiac , Ai Weiweis first graphic memoir.

Inspired by the twelve signs of the Chinese zodiac and their associated human characteristics, Ai Weiwei masterfully interweaves ancient Chinese folklore with stories of his life, family, and career. The narrative shifts back and forth through the yearsat once in the past, present, and futuremirroring memory and our relationship to time. As readers delve deeper into the beautifully illustrated pages of Zodiac , they will find not only a personal history of Ai Weiwei and an examination of the sociopolitical climate in which he makes his art, but a philosophical exploration of what it means to find oneself through art and freedom of expression.

Contemplative and political, Zodiac will inspire readers to return again and again to Ai Weiweis musings on the relationship between art, time, and our shared humanity.