Ai Weiwei

Prestel

Ai Weiwei\nby Susanne Gaensheimer\nHardback\nEnglish\n\nBrand new copy from BookCurl \u2013 the UK independent online bookseller.\n\n------------------------------\nBook details\n------------------------------\nAuthor: Susanne Gaensheimer\nTitle: Ai Weiwei\nFormat: Hardback\nLanguage: English\nTopic: History of art\nPublisher: Prestel\nPublication year: 2019\nISBN-13: 9783791359069\nISBN-10: 3791359061\nRRP: \u00A345.00\n\n------------------------------\nDescription\n------------------------------\n\u201CEverything is art. Everything is politics,\u201D says internationally renowned artist Ai Weiwei. His statement informs this comprehensive book that features sculptural installations, photographs, and videos from every aspect of the artist\u2019s forty- year career and touches on many contemporary social issues. The works featured in the book include Straight, Ai\u2019s gigantic installation made from 150 tons of rebar salvaged from the 2008 Sichuan earthquake, which comments on gover.