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1000 years of joys and sorrows : a memoir / Ai Weiwei ; translated by Allan H. Barr.

Ai, Weiwei, (author.). Barr, Allan Hepburn, (translator.).

Summary:
"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 labor 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 candor 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"-- Provided by publisher.

Record details

  • ISBN: 9780553419467
  • ISBN: 9780593240694
  • ISBN: 9780553419481
  • Physical Description: viii, 380 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations (some color) ; 24 cm
  • Edition: First edition.
  • Publisher: New York : Crown, [2021]
Subject: Ai, Weiwei.
Expatriate artists > Great Britain > Biography.
Artists > China > Biography.
Dissenters, Artistic > China > Biography.

Available copies

  • 15 of 16 copies available at SPARK Libraries.

Holds

  • 1 current hold with 16 total copies.
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Location Call Number / Copy Notes Barcode Shelving Location Status Due Date
Albright Memorial Library 92 AI (Text) 50686016109196 Adult Nonfiction Available -
Alexander Hamilton Memorial Free Library B AI (Text) 37268003126943 AHMFL Biography Available -
Altoona Area Public Library 709.2 WEI (Text) 33240004931971 Adult Nonfiction Available -
Cambria County Library 709.2 A288o (Text) 85131001797662 CACM Non-Fiction Checked Out 04/03/2024
Emmaus Public Library B WEIWEI (Text) 36446002052374 Adult Biography Available -
Gettysburg Library BIOG WEIW-A (Text) 35740635786288 Biography Available -
Green Free Library (Wellsboro) 920 AI (Text) 92525071 GFWM Main Room Available -
Highland Community Library 709.2 WEI (Text) 35610000988225 HGHM Non-Fiction Available -
Indian Valley Public Library Biography Weiwei (Text) 39427103717344 Nonfiction Room: Adult Biography Available -
Martin Library Adults Ai Biography (Text) 33454005818273 2nd Floor Available -


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