This issue of the Revue features a long interview with Ai Weiwei by Hans Ulrich Obrist on the preservation of heritage, nature, and poetry; a series of unpublished works on paper from 1991; an essay by art historian Ingrid D. Rowland on Ai Weiwei and archaeology; an article on Chinese antiquities from Cahiers d’Art’s archives; a presentation of the most beautiful pieces from Ai Weiwei’s superb collection of ancient jades and textiles; a tribute to Ai Weiwei’s father, the celebrated writer Ai Qing (1910–1996), Chinese translator of the poet Émile Verhaeren; a text by distinguished collector Uli Sigg; and a visual description of A Tree, Ai Weiwei’s latest extensive project in the Amazon rainforest.
By revealing unpublished resonances, this issue sheds light on Ai Weiwei’s work while simultaneously highlighting key themes at the heart of his practice: antiquity and contemporaneity, East and West, traditional arts and conceptual art, conservation and destruction. As the artist says: “We can replace everything except the past.”
Also featured is a selection of paintings by Swedish artist Andreas Eriksson, a project by Japanese architect Junya Ishigami, and the latest glass works by Iranian artist Monir Shahroudy Farmanfarmaian, who passed away in the spring of 2019.
This issue of the Revue features a long interview with Ai Weiwei by Hans Ulrich Obrist on the preservation of heritage, nature, and poetry; a series of unpublished works on paper from 1991; an essay by art historian Ingrid D. Rowland on Ai Weiwei and archaeology; an article on Chinese antiquities from Cahiers d’Art’s archives; a presentation of the most beautiful pieces from Ai Weiwei’s superb collection of ancient jades and textiles; a tribute to Ai Weiwei’s father, the celebrated writer Ai Qing (1910–1996), Chinese translator of the poet Émile Verhaeren; a text by distinguished collector Uli Sigg; and a visual description of A Tree, Ai Weiwei’s latest extensive project in the Amazon rainforest.
By revealing unpublished resonances, this issue sheds light on Ai Weiwei’s work while simultaneously highlighting key themes at the heart of his practice: antiquity and contemporaneity, East and West, traditional arts and conceptual art, conservation and destruction. As the artist says: “We can replace everything except the past.”
Also featured is a selection of paintings by Swedish artist Andreas Eriksson, a project by Japanese architect Junya Ishigami, and the latest glass works by Iranian artist Monir Shahroudy Farmanfarmaian, who passed away in the spring of 2019.
Edited by: Staffan Ahrenberg, Sam Keller, Hans Ulrich Obrist
192 Pages
120 Illustrations
24.5 cm × 31.5 cm
Softcover, wrapped in Glassine Paper, Presentation Box
Available in English and in French
ISBN FR: 978-2-85117-306-5
ISBN EN: 978-2-85117-307-2
