Ai Weiwei : Yours truly : art, human rights, and the power of writing a letter / edited by David Spalding ; with essays by Ai Weiwei, Cheryl Haines, Jasmine Heiss, and David Spalding.
2018
N7349.A5 A79 2018 (Mapit)
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Title
Ai Weiwei : Yours truly : art, human rights, and the power of writing a letter / edited by David Spalding ; with essays by Ai Weiwei, Cheryl Haines, Jasmine Heiss, and David Spalding.
Author
Ai, Weiwei, author.
ISBN
9781452159294 (paperback)
1452159297 (paperback)
1452159297 (paperback)
Published
San Francisco, CA : Chronicle Books, 2018.
Language
English
Description
128 pages : color illustrations ; 26 cm
Call Number
N7349.A5 A79 2018
Dewey Decimal Classification
700/.45
Summary
Renowned artist Ai Weiwei engaged nearly 900,000 visitors in a conversation about human rights with his art installation @Large: Ai Weiwei on Alcatraz. In one participatory piece, Yours Truly, visitors sent 92,829 postcards to prisoners of conscience around the world. This book delves into those postcards' lasting impact. Five former prisoners and their loved ones reflect on the experience of receiving hundreds of postcards while imprisoned. Essays and a statement by Ai Weiwei contextualize this extraordinary project. And photographs taken during the exhibition show visitors and the messages they wrote. The book also includes four pre-addressed, tear-out postcards, inviting readers-whether art lovers or activists-to send hope to individuals still imprisoned for defending human rights.
Note
Renowned artist Ai Weiwei engaged nearly 900,000 visitors in a conversation about human rights with his art installation @Large: Ai Weiwei on Alcatraz. In one participatory piece, Yours Truly, visitors sent 92,829 postcards to prisoners of conscience around the world. This book delves into those postcards' lasting impact. Five former prisoners and their loved ones reflect on the experience of receiving hundreds of postcards while imprisoned. Essays and a statement by Ai Weiwei contextualize this extraordinary project. And photographs taken during the exhibition show visitors and the messages they wrote. The book also includes four pre-addressed, tear-out postcards, inviting readers-whether art lovers or activists-to send hope to individuals still imprisoned for defending human rights.
Added Author
Spalding, David, editor, contributor.
Haines, Cheryl, contributor.
Heiss, Jasmine, contributor.
Haines, Cheryl, contributor.
Heiss, Jasmine, contributor.
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