AI Weiwei: Fairytale: A Reader

by Daniel Birnbaum and Roger Buergel

Book Overview

In 2007, Ai Weiwei (born 1957) presented a surprising new project titled Fairytale at Documenta 12 in Kassel, Germany. He invited 1001 Chinese citizens of different ages and from various backgrounds to travel to Germany, all expenses paid, to experience their own fairytale holiday for 28 days. The logistics for this project were complex and entailed a hefty budget, as the artist later recalled, enumerating the considerations: "to design the...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 3037642106
• ISBN13: 9783037642108
• Release Date: January 2013
• Publisher: Jrp Ringier
• Length: 248 Pages
• Weight: 1.00 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 6.2" x 8.9"