Ai weiwei without fear or favour 2010 season 2

Upon his release, he was prohibited from traveling abroad, engaging in public speech, and was subjected to continued. In response, chinese authorities have shut down his blog, beat him up, bulldozed his newly built studio. Each chinese new year, i create a different poster of the gods for netizens to download and post on their doors. This is a wide ranging arts series first broadcast on bbc one in 2003, hosted and executive produced by alan yentob. Without fear or favour 2010 cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more. Ai weiwei told cbs news beijing bureau that he was not allowed to travel to the u. Alan yentob had clearly been banned from meeting ai weiwei in china, and so one of their interviews was conducted over a webcam, with yentob sitting in the dark, like some spymaster of the arts. Jan 04, 2014 architect, photographer, curator and blogger, ai weiwei is chinas most famous and politically outspoken contemporary artist. Crackdown on ai weiwei extends to family, friends and associates. Without fear or favour is not showing in any theaters in the area. Without going into the politics behind syrian conflict which has lasted for almost six years now, we can only shake our heads in disbelief as we see just. His ability to depict a scene in a few simple lines captured. Ai wei wei as wonderful dissident, terrible artist the.

He was calm but already then keenly aware of how precarious and unsafe his situation was. More than two weeks after he was first detained, ai weiweis family still hasnt received official notice from chinese authorities that they are holding the artist, or what the possible charges. Ai weiweis provocative art has gotten him harassed by police, thrown in detention and driven out of china. Given that it is all but unprecedented for an artist to have four simultaneous gallery shows opening on the same day, it is fair to say that ai weiwei is having a new york moment this fall. Director matthiew springford ai weiwei is one of china s bestknown arti. I have no idea what to make of circle of animalszodiac heads. With flowers from 30th november 20, i will place a bouquet of fresh flowers in the basket of a bicycle outside no. Arts documentary, first broadcast before ai weiweis arrest by the chinese authorities in april 2011, and his subsequent release after being detained for 11 weeks. History episode aired 16 november 2010 season 16 episode 1.

Arrested and harassed by the chinese government, artist ai weiwei makes daring works unlike anything the world has ever seen. Chairs, by ai weiwei, made from salvaged qing dynasty furniture. With all due respect to ai weiwei, as hes a magnificent artist, and certainly his family suffered greatly, hes confusing what he went through in china with something that china was decidedly not. Ai weiwei without fear or favour autumn 2010 imagine. His taschen publications include collectors editions like jeff koons, christopher wool, albert oehlen, ai weiwei, and the david hockney sumo a bigger book, as well as monographs like the xxlsized jeanmichel basquiat and survey books such as modern art and art now. Never sorry is the inside story of a dissident for the digital age who inspires global audiences and blurs the boundaries of art and politics. On 7 november 2010, when ai weiwei was placed under house arrest by public security in beijing, over 1,000 netizens attended the river crab feast at the shanghai studio. Crackdown on ai weiwei extends to family, friends and. Ai, a vocal critic of the chinese government, was dropped from berlin, i love you. Jun 04, 2019 hans werner holzwarth is a book designer and editor specializing in contemporary art and photography. The single dumbass, premiered last month along with its music video, is included in the album. Arts documentary, first broadcast before ai weiwei s arrest by the chinese authorities in april 2011, and his subsequent release after being detained for 11 weeks. Ai weiwei with flowers, 20 image via artists instagram ai weiwei and the refuge crisis.

Tv series see the episodes list with schedule and episode summary. Architect, photographer, curator and blogger, ai weiwei is chinas most famous and politically outspoken contemporary artist. Nov 16, 2010 alan yentob had clearly been banned from meeting ai weiwei in china, and so one of their interviews was conducted over a webcam, with yentob sitting in the dark, like some spymaster of the arts. Grapes by ai weiwei, 2010 i wish i could leave it at that. The new yorker radio hour ai weiwei, and doing business with china.

Fairytale ai weiwei 2010 english subtitles duration. On 3 april, 2011, ai weiwei was detained under harsh conditions for over two months without any official charges being filed, on allegations of economic crimes. Browse content similar to ai weiwei without fear or favour. A cultural figure of international renown, ai weiwei is an activist, architect, curator, filmmaker, and chinas most famous artist. How chinese artist ai weiwei became an enemy of the state. Without fear or favour documentary, is this decorative art. Ai weiwei ai weiwei is chinas most famous international artist, and its most outspoken national critic. But the problem with simply saluting ai as a political activist is that he insists on pleading his case in the art museums.

On 11 january 2011, the shanghai city government forcibly demolished the ai weiwei studio within a day, without any prior notice. An insatllation of chairs by chinese artist ai weiwei. In the four years ai has spent without a passport, prevented from leaving china by security forces, the artist has orchestrated his exhibitions from his beijing studio and glimpsed the finished. The fact that the basic structure of the sculpture is circular, could suggest the neverending traditions of the chinese people or how weiwei perceives they are stuck in a cycle of dictators and political unrest in china. At the time ai weiwei had been under house arrest for a few days. Ai weiwei films and other works what is he doing, and why, how does art create change, dissent, communication. Each series usually consists of 4 to 7 episodes, each on a different topic. Ai weiwei exhibition at royal academy is the art event of the year surveying 22 years of ai weiwei work you know the man now see the work. Without going into the politics behind syrian conflict which has lasted for almost six years now, we can only shake our heads in disbelief as we see just how many peoples lives have been lost and how many destroyed. Against a backdrop of strict censorship and an unresponsive legal system, ai expresses himself and organizes people through art and social media. Alan yentob explores the story of ai weiweis life and art, and reveals how this most courageous and determined of artists continues to.

Ai wei wei as wonderful dissident, terrible artist the new. Alan yentob explores the story of ai weiweis life and art, and reveals how this most courageous and determined of artists continues to fight for artistic freedom of expression while living under the restrictive shadows of authoritarian rule. He later became a member of the artist group stars, which refused to create chinese art that followed government guidelines. Ai weiwei reflects on censorship and the refugee crisis, a congressman asks us to reconsider trade with china, and chinese. Architect, photographer, curator and blogger, ai weiwei is. His nowlegendary sunflower seeds installation for the tate modern in october 2010, which took 2. Nov 05, 2016 given that it is all but unprecedented for an artist to have four simultaneous gallery shows opening on the same day, it is fair to say that ai weiwei is having a new york moment this fall. Apr 19, 2011 more than two weeks after he was first detained, ai weiwei s family still hasnt received official notice from chinese authorities that they are holding the artist, or what the possible charges. Check below for episodes and series from the same categories and more. Ren zhenglai on a good day, ai qing would rouse himself and amuse his children by sketching for them. Previous all episodes 208 next add a plot director. Ai weiweis deft use of social media has made him one of the most wellknown artists and dissidents in the world. Ai weiwei without fear or favour, bbc one the arts desk.

An outspoken human rights activist, ai was arrested by chinese authorities in april 2011 and held incommunicado for three months. My meeting with ai weiwei in beijing in the fall of 2010 was the starting point for our work on this exhibition. Alan yentob explores the story of ai weiwei s life and art, and reveals how this most courageous and. Beijing, june 22, 20 the ai weiwei studio released ai weiweis first music album, the divine comedy, today to commemorate the second anniversary of his release from an 81day secret detention. In the fall of 2010 clouds of ceramic dust rising from ai weiweis porcelain slip. Open in his criticism of the chinese government, ai was famously detained for months in 2011, then released to house arrest. Producer cites fear of china a segment directed by mr. Alan yentob explores the story of ai weiweis life and art, and reveals how this most courageous and. Firsttime director alison klayman gained unprecedented access to ai while working as a journalist in china. As ai weiweis latest work is unveiled in the turbine hall show full overview.