Ai Weiwei

Which art books, prints and posters are available by and about this artist? Here is a sample of items of interest to a typical collector:

Book images

Ai Weiwei

Taschen

2016

with:

Edition:

1st

Edition size:

Signed

Out of Print

Other edition(s):

Hardcover with dust jacket

ISBN:

9783836526494

Condition: Near Fine -

Ai Weiwei

2016

Taschen

Out of Print

Signed

Edition:

1st

Prior edition(s):

Hardcover with dust jacket

Condition: Near Fine -

Book images

Zodiac: A Graphic Memoir - Deluxe Edition

Ten Speed Graphic

2024

with:

Edition:

1st

Edition size:

with Signed Print.

Out of Print

Other edition(s):

Slipacased boards with print

ISBN:

9780593835524

Condition: Near Fine

Zodiac: A Graphic Memoir - Deluxe Edition

2024

Ten Speed Graphic

Out of Print

Signed

Edition:

1st

Prior edition(s):

Slipacased boards with print

Condition: Near Fine

Book images

Andy Warhol / Ai Weiwei

Yale University

2015

with:

Ai Weiwei

Edition:

1st

Edition size:

Out of Print

Other edition(s):

Cloth boards with embossing on the back cover

ISBN:

9780300219357

Condition: Near Fine -

Co-published with NGV.

Andy Warhol / Ai Weiwei

2015

Yale University

Out of Print

Signed

Edition:

1st

Prior edition(s):

Cloth boards with embossing on the back cover

Condition: Near Fine -

Book images

Ai Weiwei: New York 1983-1993

Distanz

2011

with:

Edition:

1st

Edition size:

Out of Print

Other edition(s):

Soft cloth cover

ISBN:

9783942405508

Condition: Fine

Ai Weiwei: New York 1983-1993

2011

Distanz

Out of Print

Signed

Edition:

1st

Prior edition(s):

Soft cloth cover

Condition: Fine

Book images

Beijing Photographs, 1993-2003

MIT Press

2018

with:

Edition:

1st

Edition size:

Out of Print

Other edition(s):

Hardcover without DJ as issued.

ISBN:

9780262039154

Condition: Fine

Beijing Photographs, 1993-2003

2018

MIT Press

Out of Print

Signed

Edition:

1st

Prior edition(s):

Hardcover without DJ as issued.

Condition: Fine

Print images

Icon used when no picture of the print is available

Ai Weiwei

or applicable right holders.

Bomb, 2020

Edition:

33/100

Signed and numbered on print's recto.

Year of work:

2020

Image size:

95 x 130 cm

Print size:

95 x 130 cm

Printed in

2020

Framed size:

unframed

Provenance:

Published on the occasion of the 50th anniversary of The Kitchen in New York.

Fine art inkjet print, Hahnemüle German etching 310g

Condition:

Fine. Very light bending marks (from rolling the print) on verso, that are invisible on the print's recto

Literature and Collections:

Stemming from Ai Weiwei’s broader research project and floor installation History of Bombs (2019–2020), the composition acts as a stark, graphic catalog of modern weaponry and ballistic missiles.

Rather than arranging the munitions chronologically, Ai structures the layout primarily by size. The rendered missiles crescendo as they rise across the sheet, confronting the viewer with the relentless scale, technological advancement, and normalization of weapons of mass destruction that fuel modern warfare and global displacement crises.

By isolating military hardware against a stark background and stripping away context, the print draws a disturbing parallel between industrial product design and human devastation.

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Bomb, 2020

Icon to idincate that no image of the print is available

Ai Weiwei

or applicable right holders.

edition:

33/100

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Signed and numbered on print's recto.

Image size:

95 x 130 cm

Year of work:

2020

Print images

Ai Weiwei

or applicable right holders.

Middle Finger in Red

Edition:

1184/1285

Signed and numbered on bottom white edge of print's recto.

Year of work:

Image size:

548 x 548 mm

Print size:

60 x 60 cm

Printed in

2023

Framed size:

unframed

Provenance:

Avant Arte

2 colour silkscreen print on 410gsm Somerset Tub Sized Satin White paper

Condition:

Pristine

Literature and Collections:

Middle Finger in Red

Ai Weiwei

or applicable right holders.

edition:

1184/1285

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Signed and numbered on bottom white edge of print's recto.

Image size:

548 x 548 mm

Year of work:

Print images

Ai Weiwei

or applicable right holders.

What is the One Question You Would Like to Ask Humans (81 Questions)

Edition:

7/81

Signed and numbered on bottom of print's recto.

Year of work:

2024

Image size:

38 x 38 cm

Print size:

60 x 60 cm

Printed in

2024

Framed size:

unframed

Provenance:

Circa, London

Embossed screen print

Condition:

Pristine

Literature and Collections:

What is the One Question You Would Like to Ask Humans (81 Questions)

Ai Weiwei

or applicable right holders.

edition:

7/81

Sold Out

Signed and numbered on bottom of print's recto.

Image size:

38 x 38 cm

Year of work:

2024

Print images

Ai Weiwei

or applicable right holders.

Zodiac: A Graphic Memoir (Limited edition book and print)

Edition:

Open

Signed on the print's recto's bottom.

Year of work:

Image size:

127 x 177 mm

Print size:

150 x 216 mm

Printed in

2023

Framed size:

unframed

Provenance:

Ten Speed Graphic

Condition:

Pristine

Literature and Collections:

Signed open edition print, which came with the limited edition of the book Zodiac.

Zodiac: A Graphic Memoir (Limited edition book and print)

Ai Weiwei

or applicable right holders.

edition:

Open

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Signed on the print's recto's bottom.

Image size:

127 x 177 mm

Year of work:

No items found.

Ai Weiwei, Chinese, b. 28 August 1957

Weiwei is a Chinese contemporary artist, documentarian and activist. Ai grew up in the far northwest of China, where he lived under harsh conditions due to his father's exile. As an activist, he has been openly critical of the Chinese government and its stance on democracy and human rights. He investigated government corruption and cover-ups, in particular the Sichuan schools corruption scandal following the collapse of "tofu-dreg schools" in the 2008 Sichuan earthquake. In April 2011, Ai Weiwei was arrested at Beijing Capital International Airport for "economic crimes", and detained for 81 days without charge.

Ai Weiwei emerged as a figure in Chinese cultural development, an architect of Chinese modernism, and a prominent political commentator.

Ai Weiwei has created political sculptures, photographs, and public works. Since being allowed to leave China in 2015, he has lived in Portugal, Germany, and the United Kingdom.

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