Ai Weiwei - Fan-Tan
Ai Weiwei - Fan-Tan
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| Publisher | Manuella Editions |
| ISBN | 9782917217993 |
| Idea Code | 18459 |
‘Fan-Tan’ is the catalogue of Ai Weiwei’s exhibition at the Mucem in Marseille, which gathers readymades from the artist’s New York period and new works specially made for the Mucem. In 1914 the Chinese Labour Corps offered the Allies a tank, named “Fan-Tan”, which arrived in Europe at Marseille. Ai Weiwei’s father, the renowned Chinese poet Ai Qing, also arrived at the city’s harbour in 1929, and some of his poems are reproduced in this publication. Through his own works and historical documents from the Mucem collections, Ai Weiwei questions both the historical relationships between China and Europe and his own autobiographical connections with the city of Marseille.
| 136 p, ills colour, 20 x 28 cm, hb, French/English |
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