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1000 Years of Joys and Sorrows

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Andrew Solomon calls it A majestic and exquisitely serious masterpiece
Andrew Solomon calls it A majestic and exquisitely serious masterpiece

Edward Snowden calls it the rarest memoir rising above history to grasp the limits of the soul

Edward Snowden calls it the rarest memoir rising above history to grasp the limits of the soul

TIME says it’s both intimate and expansive, an interrogation of art and freedom

TIME says it’s both intimate and expansive, an interrogation of art and freedom

Michiko Kakutani calls it an eloquent chronicle + an testament to enduring powers of art

Michiko Kakutani calls it an eloquent chronicle + an testament to enduring powers of art

childhood PHOTO of Weiwei and his father
childhood PHOTO of Weiwei and his father

1000 Years of Joys and Sorrows chronicles Ai Weiwei’s early years and the myriad forces which have formed fashionable China.

That includes pictures and recollections of Weiwei’s childhood spent in exile together with his father, poet Ai Qing, who Mao Zedong branded a “rightist mental” for his crucial view of the federal government

Photograph: Ai Weiwei with Ai Qing at Tiananmen Sq., Beijing, China, November 1959. Copyright Ai Weiwei Studio.

PHOTO of Weiwei with Allen Ginsberg
PHOTO of Weiwei with Allen Ginsberg

Tales and private pictures from Ai Weiwei’s burgeoning profession and worldwide influences

Contains Weiwei’s time spent in New York Metropolis within the Nineteen Eighties, his early creative influences, and his return to China with a renewed ardour for pushing the boundaries of expression

Photograph: Allen Ginsberg and Ai Weiwei on the Decrease East Aspect, New York, 1988. Copyright Ai Weiwei Studio.

photo with dog sculpture
photo with dog sculpture

Ai Weiwei’s rise to world acclaim, his secret detention, and his continued dedication to activism

Weiwei opens up about his life and work, from early gallery exhibits to main exhibitions, to common surveillance by Chinese language authorities culminating in his months-long detention, and his continued battle for freedom of expression globally.

Photograph: Ai Weiwei together with his Circle of Animals—Canine, 2010, bronze, 302.3 x 134.6 x 172.7 cm. Copyright Ai Weiwei Studio.

Writer ‏ : ‎ Crown (November 2, 2021)
Language ‏ : ‎ English
Hardcover ‏ : ‎ 400 pages
ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 0553419463
ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-0553419467
Merchandise Weight ‏ : ‎ 1.7 kilos
Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 6.36 x 1.28 x 9.54 inches

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