LAKESHORE
COLLEGIATE INSTITUTE
PORTRAIT
PROJECT 2013 with DAN BERGERON + PAUL ALOISI
Prior
to our visit to the Art Gallery of Ontario on Thursday, please do some research
about the renouned contemporary artist Ai Wei Wei. Below, you'll find a series of links to information about
the artist and his work.
AI WEI WEI: BIO
Ai Weiwei (Chinese: 艾未未;
pinyin: Ài Wèiwèi; born 18 May 1957 in Beijing) is a Chinese contemporary
artist, active in sculpture, installation, architecture, curating, photography,
film, and social, political and cultural criticism. He collaborated with Swiss
architects Herzog & de Meuron as the artistic consultant on the Beijing
National Stadium for the 2008 Olympics.
As a political activist, he has been highly and openly critical of the Chinese
Government's stance on democracy and human rights. He has investigated
government corruption and cover-ups, in particular the Sichuan schools
corruption scandal following the collapse of so-called "tofu-dreg
schools" in the 2008 Sichuan earthquake. In 2011, following his arrest at
Beijing Capital International Airport on 3 April, he was held for 81 days
without any official charges being filed; officials alluded to their
allegations of "economic crimes". (source Wikipedia)
WIKIPEDIA:
AI WEI WEI PERSONAL WEBSITE:
CBC NEWS CLIP - SEPT 6 2013:
BBC DOCUMENTARY FILM - JAN 1 2011:
AI WEI WEI: WITHOUT FEAR OR FAVOUR
DOCUMENTARY - AI WEI WEI: NEVER SORRY
- JUNE 14 2012
TORONTO NUIT BLANCHE - ALL NIGHT
CONTEMPORARY ART THING - SATURDAY OCTOBER 5 2013
GOOGLE IMAGE SEARCH: AI WEI WEI
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