Ai Weiwei: New York Photographs
Chinese contemporary artist Ai Weiwei lived in New York City for a decade beginning in 1983. He was part of the first generation of Chinese students allowed out of their country since the founding of the PRC. Ai took over 10,000 photographs during this period, documenting the experiences of his peers and a transformative era for the city itself. These photographs remained largely untouched and undeveloped until 2008, when they were cataloged and curated for a show in the Three Shadows Photography Art Centre in Beijing.
This 20-minute video was produced and directed by Alison Klayman and ran with the exhibition in Beijing from January through April of 2009. It includes interviews with Ai Weiwei and behind the scenes footage of the show. Also featured is Three Shadows founder/contemporary Chinese photographer RongRong and curator Stephanie Tung.
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TateShots: Ai Weiwei in New York
This week's TateShots sees Ai Weiwei talking about the time he spent living in New York, when he took over 10,000 photographs. The film was shot and edited by the director Alison Klayman, who has spent the past two years capturing Ai Weiwei’s life for AI WEIWEI: NEVER SORRY, the first ever feature-length documentary film on China’s leading contemporary artist and most vocal dissident.
Ai Weiwei’s work ‘Sunflower Seeds’ can be seen in the turbine hall at Tate Modern until May 2011 and is part of The Unilever Series.
For more information on the film you can go to aiweiweifilm.org
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Ai Weiwei: New York Photographs (with English subtitles)
This 20-minute video includes interviews with Ai Weiwei and behind the scenes footage of the show. It ran with the exhibition in Beijing from January-April 2009.
In this version, all Mandarin dialogue has English subtitles.
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With Chinese and English subtitles
This 20-minute video includes interviews with Ai Weiwei and behind the scenes footage of the show. The video ran with the exhibition in Beijing from January-April 2009.
This version is subtitled with Chinese and English translations.
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Teaser #1
Teaser for the 20-minute video "Ai Weiwei: New York Photographs."
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Teaser #2
Teaser for the 20-minute video "Ai Weiwei: New York Photographs."
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