Interview with AI WEIWEI 艾未未訪談
ai weiwei
艾未未
Ai Weiwei was born in Beijing in 1957 and had lived in the United States for 12 years.
Currently based in Beijing, his work focuses on social and cultural criticism through the use of architecture, art, video, and tweets.
In 2011. he was named the most powerful person in the art world by Art Review of the United States.
In 2007, he created a large-scale project "Fairy Tale" for the 12th German Kassel Document Exhibition and led 1001 Chinese tourists to the event.
In 2009, a “Citizen Survey” was launched on the Internet to convene a group of volunteers to investigate the list of students killed in the Wenchuan Earthquake. He had also produced documentary films such as "Mother's Hoof Flowers" online.
His works are widely exhibited around the world, including the Tate Modern Gallery in London and the Venice Biennale 2013.
1957年生於北京,曾在美國居留十二年。
現在北京居住和工作,活躍於建築、藝術、影像、推特和社會文化評論領域。
曾在英國《藝術觀察》2011年全球藝術權力榜評選中列為榜首。
2007年為第十二屆文獻展創作大型項目《童話》,帶領1001中國人去卡塞爾。
2009年在網絡上發起「公民調查」,召集百名志願者調查汶川大地震遇難學生名單。
製作了《老媽蹄花》等紀錄片在網上傳播。
作品在世界各地廣泛展出,包括倫敦泰德現代美術館、2013年威尼斯雙年展等。
WORKS 作品
Dropping a Han Dynasty Urn, 1995
摔碎一只汉代陶罐, 1995
Coca Cola Vase 可口可乐陶罐 2015
Han Dynasty vase (206 BC– 220 AD) and paint 汉朝陶罐, 工业颜料
17 3/4 x 17 3/4 x 15 3/4 in (45 x 45 x 40 cm)
Study of Perspective, 1995-2011 透视研究,1995-2011
2014
Set of 40 B/W and color prints selected and produced in 2014 40张2014年挑选制作的黑白及彩色照片
Image dimensions variable 照片尺寸不一
Framed dimensions 27 5/8 x 37 7/8 in each 每件装裱尺寸70 x 96 cm