Ai Weiwei - 2022 Praemium Imperiale Sculpture Laureate | JAPAN Forward скачать в хорошем качестве

Ai Weiwei - 2022 Praemium Imperiale Sculpture Laureate | JAPAN Forward

The Chinese artist, activist and filmmaker, Ai Weiwei is one of the most influential cultural figures working today. A truly global artist, his work encompasses everything from the Syrian refugee crisis to the destruction of the Brazilian rainforest. But it is China – its past, present and future – that is the primary focus for much of Ai’s work, a focus that led to his imprisonment and exile. The son of renowned poet Ai Qing, his early years were marked by hardship, as his father had been denounced by the Communist government. In 1981 Ai went to live and study in the United States and returned to China in 1993. After the Sichuan Earthquake of 2008, he and his team gathered the names of more that 5,000 children who had died as a result of shoddily built schools and published them on his blog. These activities culminated in his secret detention for 81 days in 2011 without any formal charges. It was an experience that Ai turned into a powerful series of art works and eventually led him to leave China in 2015. Now based in Europe, through his extraordinary art and determined activism, Ai Weiwei remains one of the world’s most prominent advocates for free expression and human rights – a testament to the potential for art to re-imagine the world in which we live. === About JAPAN Forward: JAPAN Forward is a new English-language news and opinion website run by the JAPAN Forward association Inc. JAPAN Forward aims to present the true face of Japan, as seen from a wide variety of perspectives, to a rapidly-changing world where unpredictability often outpaces stability. Japan has long lagged behind other countries—all of which have their own points of view—in conveying her own take on the world around. JAPAN Forward sets out to overcome misunderstandings born of linguistic barriers. In covering major news stories in Japan, along with key points of debate, current events, history, culture, and the arts, we hope to deepen the world’s understanding of the Japanese archipelago. With the 2020 Tokyo Olympic and Paralympic Games on the horizon, there is a great need for a new English-language medium rooted in solid fact and fully cognizant of the history and culture of Japan and the Japanese people. Our expanding network of influential analysts and foreign experts based in Japan and overseas means that we are continuously improving our ability to bring the truth about Japan to an ever-wider English-speaking audience. At the helm of JAPAN Forward is an editor who has decades of journalism experience in Europe and the United States, while our editorial team of native speakers hails from policy research centers, academia, journalism outlets, and more. This is the real Japan, in real English. JAPAN Forward is operated by JAPAN Forward Association Inc., which has also established the JAPAN Forward Supporters Network to allow individual and corporate sponsors to join in our mission to keep Japan moving forward and build our recognition in the Anglosphere. Website: http://japan-forward.com/ Facebook:   / japanforward   Twitter:   / japan_forward_   Instagram:   / japanforward