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Ai Weiwei - 1000 Years Of Joys And Sorrows - SIGNED - First Edition 2021
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- Condition
- Personalised
- No
- Signed By
- Ai Weiwei
- Signed
- Yes
- Ex Libris
- No
- Narrative Type
- Non-Fiction
- Original Language
- English
- Intended Audience
- Adults
- Inscribed
- No
- Edition
- First Edition
- Vintage
- No
- Era
- 2020s
- Features
- Dust Jacket, 1st Edition
- Time Period Manufactured
- 2020-Now
- Country/Region of Manufacture
- United Kingdom
- Personalise
- No
- ISBN
- 9781847923509
- Book Title
- 1000 Years of Joys and Sorrows: The story of two lives, one nation, and a century of art under tyranny
- Publisher
- Vintage Publishing
- Publication Year
- 2021
- Type
- Textbook
- Format
- Hardcover
- Language
- English
- Item Height
- 250mm
- Genre
- Biographies & True Stories
- Topic
- Memorials, Politics, History
- Item Width
- 175mm
- Item Weight
- 793g
- Number of Pages
- 400 Pages
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In his widely anticipated memoir, Ai Weiwei - one of the world's most famous artists and activists - tells a century-long epic tale of China through the story of his own extraordinary life and the legacy of his father Ai Qing, the nation's most celebrated poet In his widely anticipated memoir, Ai Weiwei - one of the world's most famous artists and activists - tells a century-long epic tale of China through the story of his own extraordinary life and the legacy of his father, Ai Qing, the nation's most celebrated poet. Hailed as 'the most important artist working today' by the Financial Times and as 'an eloquent and unsilenceable voice of freedom' by the New York Times, Ai Weiwei has written a sweeping memoir that presents a remarkable history of China over the last 100 years while illuminating his artistic process. Once an intimate of Mao Zedong, Ai Weiwei's father was branded a rightist during the Cultural Revolution, and he and his family were banished to a desolate place known as 'Little Siberia', where Ai Qing was sentenced to hard labour cleaning public toilets. Ai Weiwei recounts his childhood in exile, and his difficult decision to leave his family to study art in America, where he befriended Allen Ginsberg and was inspired by Andy Warhol. With candour and wit, he details his return to China and his rise from artistic unknown to art world superstar and international human rights activist - and how his work has been shaped by living under a totalitarian regime. Ai Weiwei's sculptures and installations have been viewed by millions around the globe, and his architectural achievements include helping to design the iconic Bird's Nest Olympic Stadium in Beijing. His political activism has long made him a target of the Chinese authorities, which culminated in months of secret detention without charge in 2011. Here, for the first time, Ai Weiwei explores the origins of his exceptional creativity and passionate political beliefs through his own life story and that of his father, whose own creativity was stifled. At once ambitious and intimate, 1000 Years of Joys and Sorrows offers a deep understanding of the myriad forces that have shaped modern China, and serves as a timely reminder of the urgent need to protect freedom of expression.
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Vintage Publishing
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9781847923509
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Book Title
1000 Years of Joys and Sorrows: The story of two lives, one nation, and a century of art under tyranny
Format
Hardcover
Language
English
Topic
Memorials, Politics, History
Publication Year
2021
Type
Textbook
Genre
Biographies & True Stories
Number of Pages
400 Pages
Dimensions
Item Height
250mm
Item Width
175mm
Item Weight
793g
Additional Product Features
Topic Area
Children & Family
Country/Region of Manufacture
United Kingdom
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AiWEiWei's autobiography, highly accomplished narrative
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Not to be missed by the discerning reader.
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A great history of China in the culture revolution, and the suffering of him and his poet father
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