Ai Weiwei : libero / curated by Arturo Galansino ; produced by Fondazione Palazza Strozzi ; edited by Arturo Galansino ; translation Stephen Tobin (Italian-English) ; authors Arturo Galansino, Tim Marlow, Hans Ulrich Obrist, Ludovica Sebregondi, Karen Smith.
Catalog of an exhibition held at the Palazzo Strozzi, Florence, Italy, September 23, 2016-January 22, 2017. Also published in an Italian edition. Includes bibliographical references (pages 206-207).
Contents:
Essential bibliography. Ludovica Sebregondi -- Ai Weiwei : freedom in action / Karen Smith -- Interview with Ai Weiwei / Hans Ulrich Obrist -- Ai Weiwei : from the fragments of history / Tim Marlow -- Interview with Olafur Eliasson / Hans Ulrich Obrist -- Catalogue / introductory texts by Arturo Galansino, Ludovica Sebregondi -- Biography / Ludovica Sebregondi -- Essential bibliography.
Summary:
"Palazzo Strozzi in Florence presents Italy’s first major retrospective dedicated to one of the world’s most celebrated and influential contemporary artists, Ai Weiwei ... This major exhibition includes key monumental installations, sculptures and objects, as well as videos and photography series produced throughout his career. These range from his years living in New York 1980s and ’90s when he discovered his 'masters' Andy Warhol and Marcel Duchamp, to the large iconic assemblages works from the early 2000s consisting of objects such as bicycles and stools, to his recent controversial and engaged works such as portraits of political dissidents built with LEGO bricks, and his projects on migration in the Mediterranean region."--Palazzo Strozzi website.
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