Ai Weiwei joins The Brooklyn Rail’s Publisher and Artistic Director, Phong H. Bui, for a conversation on the artist’s latest New York exhibitions, Child’s Play at Vito Schnabel Gallery and What You See is What You See at the Faurschou. The interview, recorded on January 2nd in New York, is now available to watch on the Rail’s website.
Ai Weiwei is renowned for making strong aesthetic statements that resonate with timely phenomena across today’s geopolitical world. From architecture to installations, social media to documentaries, he uses an array of mediums to express new ways for his audiences to examine society and its values.
Child’s Play, on view through February 22nd, highlights the artist’s distinctive image practice using toy bricks. Five monumental art historical canvases, a series of iconic portraits, and political news images are translated into the medium of play.