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Mahjong: Contemporary Chinese Art From The Sigg Collection

Feng Boyi, Christoph Heinrich, Pi Li, Uli Sigg, Li Xianting, Hou Hanru Hatje Cantz Publishers Hatje Cantz Publishers
China is booming! In the wake of economic liberalization, the nation's art scene has taken flight as well. The Swiss collector Uli Sigg, formerly his country's ambassador to Beijing, has followed the rapid pace of development since the 1980s,...
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Ai Weiwei

Karen Smith, Sue-an van der Zijpp, Ai Weiwei NAi Publishers NAi Publishers
Born in 1957, Beijing-based Ai Weiwei is perhaps the most internationally visible contemporary Chinese artist. Philip Tinari has described his practice as a, "multitasking sprawl--encompassing artmaking, curating, publishing and architectural...
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Parkett No. 81: Christian Jankowski, Cosima von Bonin, Ai Weiwei (Parkett)

Parkett Parkett
Parkett 81 features Christian Jankowski, Cosima von Bonin and Ai Weiwei. Texts on German-born Jankowski are by Cay Sophie Rabinowitz, Jorg Heiser and Harald Falckenberg--who sees the artist as a sort of chameleon: a blend of "actor, performer,...
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Ai Weiwei: Works Beijing 1993-2003

Jonathan Napack, Chin-Chin Yap Timezone 8 Timezone 8
For artists and intellectuals today, what is most needed is to be clear about social responsibility.... You don't have to march on Tiananmen, but you have to be clear-minded, to find your own way of expression.... The bottom line is that you are an...
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Ai Weiwei: Beijing 10/2003

Timezone 8 Timezone 8
No temples, no palaces, no Mao badges, just the qualities of narrow spaces, congested streets, unremarkable buildings, changes in weather: everyday Beijing. This 880-page, gray brick-shaped, hardcover artist's book comprises 1720 color video stills,...
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Ai Weiwei: Fragments Beijing 2006

Timezone 8 Timezone 8
This book covers a recent sculptural installation by the Chinese artist, architect and radical intellectual, Ai Weiwei--who is currently being watched the world over for his work on China's 2008 Olympic Stadium, designed in collaboration with the...
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Michael Maltzan: Alternate Ground

Richard Armstrong Carnegie Museum of Art Carnegie Museum of Art
The most complete monograph dedicated to the work of Michael Maltzan and his Los Angeles-based architecture practice, this book presents 16 of Maltzan's most recent projects with full-color photographs, drawings, and plans. Maltzan is an architect...
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Liu Xiaodong: The Richness of Life

Liu Xiaodong Timezone 8 Timezone 8
In this collection of photographs, Liu Xiadong, one of China's most celebrated artists, reveals to us the inspiration behind many of his most iconic paintings. An album consisting of personal photographs taken between the years 1984 and 2006, these...
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