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Ai Weiwei: Making Sense by Justin McGuirk: Used
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Item specifics
- Condition
- Publication Date
- 2023-07-06
- ISBN
- 9781872005638
About this product
Product Identifiers
Publisher
Design Museum
ISBN-10
1872005632
ISBN-13
9781872005638
eBay Product ID (ePID)
24058367061
Product Key Features
Book Title
Ai Weiwei: Making Sense
Number of Pages
224 Pages
Language
English
Topic
General
Publication Year
2023
Illustrator
Yes
Genre
Design, Art
Format
Trade Paperback
Dimensions
Item Height
0.7 in
Item Weight
35.3 Oz
Item Length
10.6 in
Item Width
8.1 in
Additional Product Features
Intended Audience
Trade
Dewey Edition
23
Reviews
A reminder of how China was a prodigious manufacturing hub, founded on human labour, long before the industrial revolution.
Dewey Decimal
709.2
Synopsis
Ai Weiwei's archaeological exploration of the histories and skills that have been ignored or erased, through objects from his personal collections Known around the world for his powerful art and activism, Ai Weiwei (born 1957) does not differentiate between disciplines: his practice glides across art, architecture, design, film, collecting and curating. Richly illustrated with over 200 images, Ai Weiwei: Making Sense is the first major publication to present Ai's work as a commentary on design and what it reveals about our changing values. It presents a selection of Ai's collected objects, from ancient stone axe heads to porcelain teapot spouts, from Neolithic tools to modern mass-produced products, as well as new works created specifically for the Design Museum. These collections draw from the artist's fascination with historical Chinese artifacts, placing their craftsmanship in dialogue with China's more recent history of demolition and urban development. Also featured are essays by leading experts covering dominant themes in Ai's work, such as craft, collecting and the urbanization and industrialization of China. It concludes with an interview between renowned British Israeli architect Eyal Weizman and Ai himself., The first book to dive exclusively into Ai Weiwei's approach to design and collecting, shedding light on the value we ascribe to everyday objects. Artist, film-maker, architect, activist, collector - whatever mode Ai Weiwei is in, he is trying to tell us something about the state of the world. This book presents Ai's work as a commentary on design and what it reveals about our changing values. Confronted by the rapid pace of change in his country, Ai became fascinated by Chinese antiquities. His vast collections of historical artefacts, from Stone Age tools to broken teapot spouts, attest to the way the language of objects speaks across the ages. Is this a classic tale of technical progress, or have we lost crucial qualities with the march of time? Ai invites us to make sense of these objects as he explores the tensions between past and present, hand and machine, precious and worthless, construction and destruction., Ai Weiwei s archaeological exploration of the histories and skills that have been ignored or erased, through objects from his personal collections Known around the world for his powerful art and activism, Ai Weiwei (born 1957) does not differentiate between disciplines: his practice glides across art, architecture, design, film, collecting and curating. Richly illustrated with over 200 images, Ai Weiwei: Making Sense is the first major publication to present Ai s work as a commentary on design and what it reveals about our changing values. It presents a selection of Ai s collected objects, from ancient stone axe heads to porcelain teapot spouts, from Neolithic tools to modern mass-produced products, as well as new works created specifically for the Design Museum. These collections draw from the artist s fascination with historical Chinese artifacts, placing their craftsmanship in dialogue with China s more recent history of demolition and urban development. Also featured are essays by leading experts covering dominant themes in Ai s work, such as craft, collecting and the urbanization and industrialization of China. It concludes with an interview between renowned British Israeli architect Eyal Weizman and Ai himself.
LC Classification Number
N7349
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- s***4 (216)- Feedback left by buyer.Past monthVerified purchaseQuick delivery well packaged in a awesome bag described perfectly great price highly recommended seller
- 3***o (529)- Feedback left by buyer.Past 6 monthsVerified purchaseUnfortunately, the condition of this Pop came in severely damaged because of the way it was sent to me in a bag instead of a box. To the sellers credit a sticker saying fragile was on it, but with USPS, theres no way it was goinf to be ok. After contacting the seller and showing them the pictures of the condition in which it was received they issued me a full refund and absolutely rectified the situation. I don't know if I'll be able to display him with my others, but they did right by my order.
- 8***5 (2)- Feedback left by buyer.Past monthVerified purchase***SELLER IS A SCAMMER.*** Item was not new, packaging was horrible. Returns suddenly not accepted when I received it. Guess I just wasted 8 dollars on a scammed.Reply from: prelim_-3- Feedback replied by seller prelim_-3.- Feedback replied by seller prelim_-3.My eBay has always been no refunds but, if I receive a request asking for a refund and I do see it as a defect . I have always refunded. I refunded you before even seeing this comment . I am not a scammer .