Ai Weiwei. 1000 Years of Joys and Sorrows.
Cover: solid
Format: 165x235 mm
Number of pages: 368
Illustrations: black and white... Show more
Language: Ukrainian
Cover: solid
Format: 165x235 mm
Number of pages: 368
Illustrations: black and white
Translator: Anna Lelev
In his first book of memoirs, 1000 Years of Joy and Sorrow, Ai talks about the confrontation with the state that, combined with his protest art, on the one hand turned him into an icon for the international creative community — and on the other hand forced him to work in political exile.
Chapter 1 Crystal Night 7
Chapter 2 Burning hearts 18
Chapter 3 Snow falls on the land of China 41
Chapter 4 To the sun 58
Chapter 5 New Era 76
Chapter 6 The gardener's dream 95
Chapter 7 From Far Northeast to Far Northwest 116
Chapter 8 The world — your 128
Chapter 9 Freer than the wind 137
Chapter 10 Democracy or Dictatorship? 155
Chapter 11 “New York, New York” 163
Chapter 12 Horizons 194
Chapter 13 Project "FAKE" 212
Chapter 14 "Tale" 224
Chapter 15 Civil investigation 243
Chapter 16 "Disturbing the peace" 254
Chapter 17 River Crab Festival 274
Chapter 18 Eighty-one days 290
Chapter 19 Live to the fullest 323
Afterwords 359
Acknowledgments 363
Descriptions of works of art 365
Illustrations 367
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