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Ai Weiwei: New York Photographs 1983-1993

Ai Weiwei: New York Photographs 1983-1993

Ai Weiwei: New York Photographs 1983-1993

$125.00

AI WEIWEI. Tancock, John et al.

Cl. 2010

Book ID: 91148

This selection of 227 photographs taken by Ai Weiwei during his early years living on New York City's Lower East Side between 1983 and 1993, provides invaluable insights into the formative years of this artist artist. The photographs document Ai Weiwei's own development as an artist and public figure in New York, as well as the transformation of the East Village from a desolate scene of urban blight into a desirable residential neighborhood, also capturing along the way significant events such as the Tompkins Square Park riots and the AIDS epidemic. Chinese/English.

313 pp.