Weiwei, Ai
Ai Weiwei is one of today's most important and controversial artists. His recent exhibitions include “ Sunflower Seeds” at the Tate Modern, London, a vast assemblage of handcrafted porcelain sunflower seeds; and six fiberglass dioramas depicting his 81-day imprisonment in 2011, shown at a Venice gallery in parallel with the 2013 Venice Biennale. He was a designer of the famous “ Bird's Nest” stadium of the 2008 Beijing Olympics.
Tancock, John
John Tancock is an art historians and coauthor of Ai Weiwei: New York 1983-1993. WIth his coeditor Stephanie H. Tung and Ai Weiwei, he sorted through more than 40,000 negatives to select the images included in this book.
Tung, Stephanie H
Stephanie H. Tung is an art historians and coauthor of Ai Weiwei: New York 1983-1993. WIth her coeditor John Tancock and Ai Weiwei, she sorted through more than 40,000 negatives to select the images included in this book.