Ai Weiwei Works
In 2012 he set up weiwei cam broadcasting a live feed and invited his followers to view him at work and going about his business mimicking the intrusion of chinese officials into his private life but here the viewers watch him at his invitation.
Ai weiwei works. From 2003 to 2005 ai weiwei recorded the results of beijing s developing urban infrastructure and its social conditions. 1978 schrieb er sich an der pekinger filmakademie ein und studierte dort unter anderem mit den chinesischen regisseuren chen kaige und zhang yimou. Though his methodology causes controversy ai weiwei does what he believes is necessary to fix the ills of his. Some of ai s best known works are installations often tending towards the conceptual and sparking dialogue between the contemporary world and traditional chinese modes of thought and production.
Ai weiwei has worked in everything from paint to readymades. List of works by ai weiwei. As our landmark exhibition examines work from 1993 up to the present day we take a look at some of the key works to know from across ai s career. His popularity stems from his ability to understand and empathize with the classes of people ignored exploited or denigrated and willingness to use his platform as a voice for the people.
2003 video 150 hours beginning under the dabeiyao highway interchange the vehicle from which beijing 2003 was shot traveled every road. Jump to navigation jump to search. Ai weiwei is one of the most influential figures in the world of contemporary art. Ai weiwei wurde 1957 als sohn von gao ying und des chinesischen dichters und regimekritikers ai qing 艾青 1910 1996 geboren.
The beauty of ai weiwei s works stems from the strength to rise and speak out at injustices. For sunflower seeds 2010 at the tate modern he scattered 100 million porcelain seeds handpainted by 1 600 chinese artisans a commentary on mass consumption and the loss of individuality. The following is a partial list. Infolge der 20 jährigen verbannung des vaters wuchs er zunächst in der mandschurei und in xinjiang auf.