Ai Weiwei
Subtitle: disposition
By: [executive editor and curator, Maurizio Bortolotti ; editor, Ossian Ward ; authors, Ai Weiwei [and seven others]]
Contributors: Bortolotti, Maurizio, 1961-; Ward, Ossian; Zitelle (Venice, Italy); Sant'Antonin (Church : Venice, Italy)
Publisher: Koenig Books; D.A.P./Distributed Art Publishers [distributor outside Europe]
Published: 2014
Place of publication: London; New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 193
ISBN-13: 9783863355593
Subjects: Artistic Photography; Imprisonment; Modern Art; Exhibitions; Wenchuan Earthquake, China, 2008
Other titles: Disposition
Notes: On the occasion of the exhibitions "Straight", held at Zuecca Project Space [Le Zitelle] on Giudecca, Venice, and "S.A.C.R.E.D.", held at Church of Sant'Antonin, Venice; both held as a collateral event of the 55th International Art Exhibition - la Biennale di Venezia, May 29 - September 15, 2013.
Table of contents: title: Foreword / Alessandro Possati and Greg Hilty; title: Introduction / Maurizio Bortolotti; title: The passion of Ai : on the politics and sacredness of suffering / Philip Tinari; title: Straight. Documents: Sichuan Earthquake ; Silent holiday ; Truth. Responsiblity. Rights ; Volunteers of the citizens' investigation ; These days I can't believe anything you say ; Citizens' investigation ; Investigation results ; Memorial day ; Victims of the Sichuan Earthquake; title: Straight / Greg Hilty; title: Production team for Straight; title: Straight, Zuecca Project Space, 29 May; title: 15 September 2013; title: S.A.C.R.E.D.; title: Ai Weiwei's 81-day detention; title: Tweets from @aiww; title: Rubble and dinosaurs / Hans Ulrich Obrist in conversation with Ai Weiwei, 23 November 2013; title: S.A.C.R.E.D. / Greg Hilty; title: Production team for S.A.C.R.E.D.; title: Sant'Antonin : opening doors / Gianmatteo Caputo; title: S.A.C.R.E.D., Sant'Antonin, 29 May; title: Timeline : events in contemporary Chinese history, Ai Weiwei life events, [and] Ai Weiwei selected works; title: Biographies.