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āPoignant . . . An illuminating through-line emerges in the many parallelsĀ AiĀ traces between his life and his fatherās.āāThe New York Times Book Review (Editorsā Choice)
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Once a close associate of Mao Zedong and the nationās most celebrated poet,Ā AiĀ Weiweiās father,Ā AiĀ Qing, was branded a rightist during the Cultural Revolution, and he and his family were banished to a desolate place known as āLittle Siberia,ā whereĀ AiĀ Qing was sentenced to hard labor cleaning public toilets.Ā AiĀ WeiweiĀ recounts his childhood in exile, and his difficult decision to leave his family to study art in America, where he befriended Allen Ginsberg and was inspired by Andy WarholĀ and the artworks of Marcel Duchamp. With candor and wit, he details his return to China and his rise from artistic unknown to art world superstar and international human rights activistāand how his work has been shaped by living under a totalitarian regime.
AiĀ Weiweiās sculptures and installations have been viewed by millions around the globe, and his architectural achievements include helping to design the iconic Birdās Nest Olympic Stadium in Beijing. His political activism has long made him a target of the Chinese authorities, which culminated in months of secret detention without charge in 2011. Here, for the first time,Ā AiĀ WeiweiĀ explores the origins of his exceptional creativity and passionate political beliefs through his life story and that of his father, whose creativity was stifled.
At once ambitious and intimate,Ā AiĀ Weiweiās 1000 Years of Joys and Sorrows offers a deep understanding of the myriad forces that have shaped modern China, and serves as a timely reminder of the urgent need to protect freedom of expression.
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