Hanging Man: The Arrest of Ai Weiwei
Hardcover
2013 · New York
by Martin, Barnaby
New York: Faber & Faber, 2013. Hardcover. VG-/Vg light corner bumping and edge wear to boards.. White and illustrated boards with black spine lettering, and red belly band with black lettering. 245 pp. 16 unnumbered pages of plates. BW and color illustrations. In October 2010, Ai Weiwei's Sunflower Seeds appeared in the Turbine Hall in the Tate Modern. In April 2011, he was arrested and held for over two months, in terrible conditions. This title offers an exploration of Weiwei's life, art and activism. It is about courage and hope found in the absence of freedom and justice. -FirstSearch. (Inventory #: 172878)