Text art reading "ART IS LIFE" in large white block letters over a colourful, pixelated gradient background of red, orange, and yellow hues.

Art is Life

€2,500

Text art reading "ART IS LIFE" in large white block letters over a colourful, pixelated gradient background of red, orange, and yellow hues.

Ai Weiwei

Art is Life

€2,500
Limited edition of 100Shipping est. 16–23 Apr
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Ai Weiwei brings his sharpest words on art, freedom and power to a new edition series, Weiwei-isms.

The title of this piece comes from the artist’s 2013 book of short, pointed statements, edited by Larry Warsh, which brings together selected quotes from Weiwei’s writing, interviews and social media. Here, the phrase “Art is life” is presented in the style of American artist Ed Ruscha, continuing Weiwei’s ongoing dialogue with art history. The image is composed of toy brick pixelated blocks, a visual motif closely tied to his activism and advocacy for free speech.

Created in close collaboration with the artist at our London print house, Make-Ready, this 31-layer limited edition print of 100 is finished with high-gloss spot varnish to enhance the texture. Each print is signed by the artist.

artist Ai Weiwei taking a selfie in a bathroom mirror
Ai Weiwei38 collaborationsAi Weiwei is unafraid to speak truth to power. He’s one of the most famous living artists today – a testament to the breadth and vision of his practice. Effortlessly, he moves between different media, from sculpture and architecture to performance and documentary film. His work is often monumental in scale and is driven by a hunger for truth and justice. In 2008, for example, Ai spent many months collecting the names of over 5000 children who lost their lives in the Sichuan earthquake. This unflinching dedication to human rights saw him detained by the Chinese government for 81 days in 2011, accused of ‘subverting the state.’

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