Susan B. Delson (Editor) Ai Weiwei All Books sku-17130698

Edited by Susan B. Delson (Editor), this illustrated hardcover book, Ai Weiwei: Circle of Animals and the Garden of Perfect Brightness, is listed under All Books as sku-17130698. It examines the historical origins and symbolism of Ai Weiwei's Circle of Animals/Zodiac Heads and introduces his career. The public sculpture depicts the ancient Chinese zodiac through twelve large-scale bronze animal heads. Ai Weiwei based it on a zodiac fountain built for an imperial retreat in eighteenth-century China. European soldiers looted the retreat and stole the fountain's bronze heads; only seven of the twelve are known to survive. The book compares the sculptures, includes interviews with Ai Weiwei from different stages of the work's development, recounts the looting and follows the original heads through subsequent sales and political controversy. It also discusses how the work addresses Chinese and Western history.You may also like John N Jiang Wind Farm Control All Books sku-52568219.