作者介紹
作者介紹 Ai Weiwei is one of today's most important and controversial artists. His recent exhibitions include “Sunflower Seeds” at the Tate Modern, London, a vast assemblage of handcrafted porcelain sunflower seeds; and six fiberglass dioramas depicting his 81-day imprisonment in 2011, shown at a Venice gallery in parallel with the 2013 Venice Biennale. He was a designer of the famous “Bird's Nest” stadium of the 2008 Beijing Olympics.John Tancock is an art historians and coauthor of Ai Weiwei: New York 1983-1993. WIth his coeditor Stephanie H. Tung and Ai Weiwei, he sorted through more than 40,000 negatives to select the images included in this book.Stephanie H. Tung is an art historians and coauthor of Ai Weiwei: New York 1983-1993. WIth her coeditor John Tancock and Ai Weiwei, she sorted through more than 40,000 negatives to select the images included in this book.