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100	1		_aAi, Weiwei, _eauthor.
245	1	0	_a1000 years of joys and sorrows : _ba memoir / _cAi Weiwei ; translated by Allan H. Barr.
246	3		_aOne thousand years of joys and sorrows
250			_aFrist edition.
264		1	_aNew York : _bCrown, _c[2021]
264		4	_cc2021
300			_aviii, 380 pages ; _c25 cm
336			_atext _btxt _2rdacontent
337			_aunmediated _bn _2rdamedia
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520			_a"In his widely anticipated memoir, Ai Weiwei-one of the world's most famous artists and activists-tells a century-long epic tale of China through the story of his own extraordinary life and the legacy of his father, Ai Qing, the nation's most celebrated poet. Hailed as "the most important artist working today" by the Financial Times and as "an eloquent and unsilenceable voice of freedom" by The New York Times, Ai Weiwei has written a sweeping memoir that presents a remarkable history of China over the last 100 years while illuminating his artistic process. Once an intimate of Mao Zedong, Ai Weiwei's father was branded a rightist during the Cultural Revolution, and he and his family were banished to a desolate place known as "Little Siberia," where Ai Qing was sentenced to hard labor cleaning public toilets. Ai Weiwei 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 Warhol. With candor and wit, he details his return to China and his rise from artistic unknown to art world superstar and international human rights activist-and how his work has been shaped by living under a totalitarian regime. Ai Weiwei's sculptures and installations have been viewed by millions around the globe, and his architectural achievements include helping to design the iconic Bird's 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, Ai Weiwei explores the origins of his exceptional creativity and passionate political beliefs through his own life story and that of his father, whose own creativity was stifled. At once ambitious and intimate, 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"-- _cProvided by publisher.
546			_aText in English ; translated from the original Chinese.
600	1	7	_aAi, Weiwei. _2BUEsh
650		7	_aExpatriate artists _zGreat Britain _vBiography. _2BUEsh
650		7	_aArtists _zChina _vBiography. _2BUEsh
650		7	_aDissenters, Artistic _zChina _vBiography. _2BUEsh
653			_bART _cMay2023
655			_vReading book
700	1		_aBarr, Allan Hepburn, _etranslator.
776	0	8	_iOnline version: _aAi, Weiwei. _t1000 years of joys and sorrows _dNew York : Crown, [2021] _z9780553419474 _w(DLC) 2021028839
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