{"product_id":"ai-weiwei-speaks-by-ai-weiwei-with-hans-ulrich-obrist","title":"'Ai Weiwei Speaks' by Ai Weiwei with Hans Ulrich Obrist","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"\"\u003e\n\u003csection class=\"text-token-text-primary w-full focus:outline-none has-data-writing-block:pointer-events-none [\u0026amp;:has([data-writing-block])\u0026gt;*]:pointer-events-auto R6Vx5W_threadScrollVars scroll-mb-[calc(var(--scroll-root-safe-area-inset-bottom,0px)+var(--thread-response-height))] scroll-mt-[calc(var(--header-height)+min(200px,max(70px,20svh)))]\" dir=\"auto\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"text-base my-auto mx-auto pb-8 [--thread-content-margin:var(--thread-content-margin-xs,calc(var(--spacing)*4))] @w-sm\/main:[--thread-content-margin:var(--thread-content-margin-sm,calc(var(--spacing)*6))] @w-lg\/main:[--thread-content-margin:var(--thread-content-margin-lg,calc(var(--spacing)*16))] px-(--thread-content-margin)\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"[--thread-content-max-width:40rem] @w-lg\/main:[--thread-content-max-width:48rem] mx-auto max-w-(--thread-content-max-width) flex-1 group\/turn-messages focus-visible:outline-hidden relative flex w-full min-w-0 flex-col agent-turn\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"flex max-w-full flex-col gap-4 grow\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv dir=\"auto\" class=\"min-h-8 text-message relative flex w-full flex-col items-end gap-2 text-start break-words whitespace-normal outline-none keyboard-focused:focus-ring [.text-message+\u0026amp;]:mt-1\" tabindex=\"0\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"flex w-full flex-col gap-1 empty:hidden\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"markdown prose dark:prose-invert wrap-break-word w-full light markdown-new-styling\"\u003e\n\u003ch4\u003eA set of conversations between Ai Weiwei and curator Hans Ulrich Obrist, recorded across several years on practice.\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAi moves constantly between object and system. A building becomes a question about authority; a blog becomes a question about speech; an exhibition becomes a question about who gets to define public reality. The interviews also catch him at a particularly charged moment, around the Beijing Olympics and the rapid expansion of his international profile, when architecture, activism and digital culture were beginning to collapse into one field.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eShort, accessible, and much sharper than the generic “artist interview” format suggests. Good for readers interested in contemporary art, architecture, censorship, media, China, and the politics of cultural production.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eEdition \u0026amp; condition: Penguin Special, 2011. Paperback. Light cover wear and creasing; internally clean and sound. Very good condition.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/section\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"bower studio","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46064335192147,"sku":null,"price":12.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0689\/0268\/2707\/files\/womenintranslation-2026-08-29T132609.442.png?v=1787973985","url":"https:\/\/bowerbooks.com\/products\/ai-weiwei-speaks-by-ai-weiwei-with-hans-ulrich-obrist","provider":"bower books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}