Inspirational ai weiweis life and influence presented in. Nov 21, 2018 filmmaker alison klayman gained an astonishing level of access to the celebrated chinese artistactivist ai weiwei in the years following the opening of beijings birds nest stadium in 2008. Ai weiwei s film is most potent when it is on the move, following this human flow as people trudge onwards. The artist conceptualized, designed and created specifically for this exhibition. Firsttime director alison klayman gained unprecedented access to ai while working as a journalist in china. Film director ai weiwei in human flow, an amazon studios release. Chinese dissident artist ai weiweis documentary about the current refugee crisis, human flow, will premiere at the 74th venice international film festival. By lauren messman dissident artist ai weiwei is cut from film. Hosted in a building of symbolic historical charge a former 1928 trade fair palace. Filmed by andreas heck, original music by tan dun, mixed and resampled by andreas heck.
I left china telling my mother that i would return only when i was more famous than picasso. As an activist, he has been openly critical of the chinese governments stance on democracy and human rights. Ai weiwei shocks with cinema for peace photo artnet news. Ai weiwei hopes that by seeing the film, audiences can get a better understanding of the refugee crisis, and that they can also take action on what they have witnessed. The exhibition law of the journey at the national gallery in prague is ai weiweis multilayered, epic statement on the human condition. Never sorry, which has been showing at this years sundance film. His activism has cost him his freedom repeatedly, but he never seems to lose his childlike approach to serious dissidence. Ai weiwei is arguably the most internationally celebrated chinese artist of the modern era. Exhibition ai weiweis evidence article by aj kiyoizumi in berlin. She also began shooting her film on ai weiwei, following the artist for three years and gaining unprecedented access to his life and work. That was the same year security forces detained ai at the. Documenting the story of ai weiwei whos afraid of ai. Influenced by the likes of jasper johns and andy warhol as well as duchamp, he also draws influence from his cultural roots. Aug 11, 2012 t he american documentarist alison klayman had unequalled access to ai weiwei during the time he was working on the birds nest stadium for the 2008 beijing olympics and staging his large so sorry.
It is less a film than a visual record of a sisyphean trip through the justice system. While ai s art was lauded internationally, the frequently provocative and subversive dimension of his art, as well as his political outspokenness. Ver mas ideas sobre ai weiwei, exposiciones, artistas. The highestranked living artist, coming in at number thirteen, was the chinese artist and activist ai weiwei. A cultural figure of international renown, ai weiwei is an activist, architect, curator, filmmaker, and chinas most famous artist. He is a director and producer, known for human flow 2017, the rest 2019 and ai weiweis appeal. Beijing, june 22, 20 the ai weiwei studio released ai weiweis first music album, the divine comedy, today to commemorate the second anniversary of his release from an 81day secret detention. Artist ai weiwei says goodbye to berlin after three years. Ai weiwei began citizens investigation to remember the children who perished in the sichuan earthquake, and to console the parents who lost them.
For this film, ai traveled to 23 countries to witness mass migrations of. With coverage in newspapers and on tv, theres been a lot of buzz about ai weiwei and the exhibit, with over. In lao ma ti hua, ai weiwei travels to chengdu, sichuan to attend the trial of the civil rights advocate tan zuoren, as a witness. Never sorry documents artists socialmedia dissent ai weiwei is the subject of alison klaymans documentary ai weiwei. Oct 06, 2016 ai weiwei has been called an iconoclast, a radical, a voice for the voiceless, and was once named the most powerful artist in the world.
Ai is known for the design of the beijing national stadium, more commonly known as the birds nest, the main stadium of the 2008 olympic games in beijing. There are moments in human flow, a bracing, often strangely beautiful movie by the artist ai weiwei, when it can be hard to see the individuals who make up. Inspirational ai weiweis life and influence presented in never sorry. For this film, ai traveled to 23 countries to witness mass migrations of people fleeing war in syria, iraq, the middle east and. Ai wei weis human flow is about more than the refugee. May 03, 2016 a i weiwei is making a feature film about the plight of refugees. Besides this act of remembering through an assembled name list of the departed children, he has called upon the government to take responsibility. Never sorry is the inside story of a dissident for the digital age who inspires global audiences and blurs the boundaries of art and politics. Jul 30, 2017 chinese dissident artist ai weiweis documentary about the current refugee crisis, human flow, will premiere at the 74th venice international film festival.
The best biographical documentaries on netflix paste. The case for ai weiwei the art assignment pbs digital. Ai weiwei is represented by galerie urs meile, beijinglucerne. Ai weiwei refugee crisis film to be screened at venice. The film has been translated into more than 24 languages. In 1978, he was one of the founders of the early avant garde art group. Either you know the name ai weiwei or you are, to some degree, clueless.
Jun, 2012 inspirational ai weiweis life and influence presented in never sorry. Ai weiwei has been called an iconoclast, a radical, a voice for the voiceless, and was once named the most powerful artist in the world. Ai weiwei ai weiwei is one of the most famous chinese artists working today, and is renowned for creating the birds nest olympic stadium in beijing, despite his lack of formal architectural training. Unfortunately for them, the reputation of the man time magazine shortlisted for 2011s person of the year cover story just seems to grow. Join us at the rio theatre for an afternoon retrospective featuring the artists own films disturbing the piece, so sorry, and the crab house sunday, april 26. T he american documentarist alison klayman had unequalled access to ai weiwei during the time he was working on the birds nest stadium for the 2008 beijing olympics and staging his large so sorry. His camera appears to be mounted high above the stream of refugees, or evidently.
Despite the unbelievable hostility ai weiwei is facing not only in his home country china, the artist decided to exhibit his largest body of work in berlin. To learn more about the refugee crisis, ai weiwei turned to a new medium. Rembrandt painted himself 30, 40 times, says the chinese artist ai weiwei. Sep 18, 2017 rembrandt painted himself 30, 40 times, says the chinese artist ai weiwei. As a sequel to ai weiwei s film lao ma ti hua, the film so sorry named after the artists 2009 exhibition in munich, germany shows the beginnings of the tension between ai weiwei and the chinese government. While ais art was lauded internationally, the frequently provocative and subversive dimension of his art, as well as his.
The 60yearold human rights activist told dpa that the main. The single dumbass, premiered last month along with its music video, is included in the album. Ai weiwei, born 1957, beijing is a leading chinese artist, curator, architectural designer, cultural and social commentator and activist. At heart, he is a troublemaker with a serious agenda. Ai weiwei encapsulates political conviction and his personal poetry in his many sculptures, photographs and public works. In 1978, ai enrolled in the beijing film academy and attended school with chinese directors chen kaige and zhang yimou. Best storytelling in a documentary, nantucket film festival 2012 nominated. Weiwei ai was born on august 28, 1957 in beijing, china. Upon his release, he was prohibited from traveling abroad, engaging in public speech, and was subjected to continued government surveillance. Oct 12, 2017 to learn more about the refugee crisis, ai weiwei turned to a new medium. An outspoken human rights activist, ai was arrested by chinese authorities in april 2011 and held incommunicado for three months. Five years after he spent 81 days imprisoned by the chinese government, ai weiwei is offering the public a glimpse into his harrowing time behind bars. It is the story about the power of art, the power of internet, and how these two can change it all.
A i weiwei is making a feature film about the plight of refugees. If youre wondering who the most talked about artist in berlin might be these days, it would most likely be chinese artist ai weiwei. Ai weiweis provocative art has gotten him harassed by police, thrown in detention and driven out of china. While ais art was lauded internationally, its frequently provocative dimension as well as his political outspokenness triggered forms of repression from chinese authorities. Ai weiwei, wadegiles romanization ai weiwei, born may 18.
See more ideas about ai weiwei, installation art and wei wei. Ai weiwei is a chinese contemporary artist, active in blogging, sculpture, installation, architecture, curating, photography, film, and social, political and cultural criticism. Ai weiwei s provocative art has gotten him harassed by police, thrown in detention and driven out of china. The vancouver biennale is pleased to present the ai weiwei cinefest retrospective, a film series celebrating the world renowned chinese artist ai weiwei. Mar 17, 2017 the exhibition law of the journey at the national gallery in prague is ai weiweis multilayered, epic statement on the human condition. Apr 22, 2014 exhibition ai weiweis evidence article by aj kiyoizumi in berlin.
Ai weiwei emerged as a vital instigator in chinese cultural development, an architect of chinese modernism, and one of the nations most vocal political commentator. Ai weiwei his only exposure to art and literature until adulthood. My friend stephanie tung invited me to make a short film about an art show she was curating. Never sorry is the story of an artist who continues to make ripples in the fabric of chinese society. Two months later, the chinese government demolished ais brand new, twothousandsquarefoot studio in shanghai in one daythis. Ausfuhrliche filmbeschreibung worum geht es bei ai weiwei. How chinese artist ai weiwei became an enemy of the state. Besides this act of remembering through an assembled name list of the departed children, he. Chinese artist ai weiwei is preparing to say farewell to berlin after three years but will keep his studio permanently in the city. He previously hadnt had many opportunities to exhibit in berlin, but a big solo show of his just opened at martin gropius bau, a museum in berlin. Human flow, a film about the global refugee crisis shot in 23 countries that documents the artists desire to understand it, will be released this fall.
Ai weiweis evidence will be presented on 3000 sq meters in 18 different rooms and the spectacular atrium of the martin gropius bau. To learn more about the refugee crisis, ai weiwei turned to a. See more ideas about wei wei, ai weiwei and installation art. Open in his criticism of the chinese government, ai was famously detained for months in 2011, then released to house arrest. One of 2012 sundance film festivals official selections, this documentary piece by alison klayman. Ai weiweis time in prison in chilling dioramas artnet news. Art world ai weiwei stages offensive and tasteless photo op at film gala in berlin. Ai grew up in the far northwest of china, where he lived under harsh conditions due to his fathers exile.
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