Ai Weiwei: Yours Truly by Ai Weiwei
Renowned artist Ai Weiwei engaged nearly 900,000 visitors in a conversation about human rights with his art installation @Large: Ai Weiwei on Alcatraz. In one participatory piece, Yours Truly, visitors sent 92,829 postcards to prisoners of conscience around the world. This book delves into those postcards' lasting impact. Five former prisoners and their loved ones reflect on the experience of receiving hundreds of postcards while imprisoned. Essays and a statement by Ai Weiwei contextualize this extraordinary project. And photographs taken during the exhibition show visitors and the messages they wrote. The book also includes four pre-addressed, tear-out postcards, inviting readers—whether art lovers or activists—to send hope to individuals still imprisoned for defending human rights.
"The publication provides insightful and emotive essays by the artist and by Amnesty International USA, whilst revealing the experiences of five prisoners through their interviews, letters and biographies" -- Aesthetica
"A book that forms part of an exhibition by artist and activist Ai Weiwei, Yours Truly is made up of postcards that visitors to his exhibition wrote to "prisoners of conscience" around the world. The result is a moving and interesting collection of letters and photos that will have you picking it up over and over again." -- Esquire
"A book that forms part of an exhibition by artist and activist Ai Weiwei, Yours Truly is made up of postcards that visitors to his exhibition wrote to "prisoners of conscience" around the world. The result is a moving and interesting collection of letters and photos that will have you picking it up over and over again." -- Esquire
David Spalding is the executive director of Haines Gallery and consulting editor for the FOR-SITE Foundation. He lives in San Francisco.
Ai Weiwei is among the world's most celebrated contemporary artists and is an outspoken critic of injustice. He lives in Berlin.
Cheryl Haines is principal of Haines Gallery and founding executive director of the FOR-SITE Foundation. She lives in San Francisco.
Jasmine Heiss has worked on criminal justice issues at the local, national, and global level, including for Amnesty International USA. She lives in Philadelphia.
Ai Weiwei is among the world's most celebrated contemporary artists and is an outspoken critic of injustice. He lives in Berlin.
Cheryl Haines is principal of Haines Gallery and founding executive director of the FOR-SITE Foundation. She lives in San Francisco.
Jasmine Heiss has worked on criminal justice issues at the local, national, and global level, including for Amnesty International USA. She lives in Philadelphia.
| SKU | Unavailable |
| ISBN 13 | 9781452159294 |
| ISBN 10 | 1452159297 |
| Title | Ai Weiwei: Yours Truly |
| Author | Ai Weiwei |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | Chronicle Books |
| Year published | 2018-09-11 |
| Number of pages | 128 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
| Note | Unavailable |