@article{889937,
      recid = {889937},
      author = {Ai, Weiwei, and Baume, Nicholas, and Palmer, Daniel S.,  and Stathopoulou, Kateriana,},
      title = {Ai Weiwei : good fences make good neighbors /},
      pages = {303 pages :},
      abstract = {"A comprehensive presentation of Ai Weiwei's recent public  art exhibition Good Fences Make Good Neighbors, a powerful  reflection on the global refugee crisis. Internationally  renowned Chinese artist and activist Ai Weiwei (b. 1957)  transformed over 300 sites across New York City into a  compelling, ambitious public art exhibition concerned with  the global refugee and migration crises. Good Fences Make  Good Neighbors (on view from October 2017 to February 2018)  consisted of immersive large-scale sculptures for city  monuments, fences on building facades and bus stops, and  portraits of refugees and immigrants displayed on outdoor  banners. This publication documents the extraordinary  project from conception to final installation, giving a  behind-the-scenes look at the research, preparatory  drawings, planning, and fabrication that brought it to  life. The book includes an in-depth interview with Ai  Weiwei about the project's personal significance, an essay  by curator Nicholas Baume, and statements from a wide  variety of individuals--including Olafur Eliasson, David  Miliband, Hans Ulrich Obrist, and Jorge Ramos, among many  others--about their interactions with the artworks. As  Baume asserts, "Ai Weiwei created a remarkable model for  what great public art strives to be--emotionally engaging  and politically resonant, conceptually and formally  inventive yet broadly accessible.""--},
      url = {http://library.usi.edu/record/889937},
}