PEN OUT LOUD: AI WEIWEI WITH MIRA JACOB

Tuesday, January 23, 2024 • 7:00pm

Town Hall, New York, NY

*세계 미술계 파워 #1 아이 웨이웨이는 누구인가? 2012 

https://www.nyculturebeat.com/index.php?mid=Art2&document_srl=628223 

Legendary artist Ai Weiwei celebrates the launch of his first work of graphic nonfiction, Zodiac: A Graphic Memoir, through discussion and visual presentation. As a child living in exile through multiple anti-intellectual political movements, Ai Weiwei often found himself with nothing to read but government-approved comic books. 

Although they were restricted by the confines of political propaganda, Ai Weiwei was struck by the artists’ ability to express their thoughts on art and humanity through graphic storytelling. Now, decades later, Ai Weiwei, co-writer Elettra Stamboulis, and illustrator Gianluca Costantini present Zodiac: A Graphic Memoir (Ten Speed Graphic; on sale 1/23/24).

Inspired by the twelve signs of the Chinese zodiac and their associated human characteristics, Ai Weiwei masterfully interweaves ancient Chinese folklore with stories of his life, family, and renowned career in art and activism. Readers will find not only a personal history of Ai Weiwei and an examination of the sociopolitical climate in which he makes his art, but a philosophical exploration of what it means to find oneself through art and freedom of expression.

Mira Jacob is a novelist, memoirist, illustrator, and cultural critic. Her graphic memoir Good Talk: A Memoir in Conversations was shortlisted for the National Book Critics Circle Award, longlisted for the PEN Open Book Award, nominated for three Eisner Awards, and named a New York Times Notable Book, as well as a best book of the year by Time, Esquire, Publisher’s Weekly, and Library Journal. It is currently in development as a television series. Her novel The Sleepwalker’s Guide to Dancing was a Barnes & Noble Discover New Writers pick, shortlisted for India’s Tata First Literature Award, longlisted for the Brooklyn Literary Eagles Prize and named one of the best books of 2014 by Kirkus Reviews, the Boston Globe, Goodreads, Bustle, and The Millions. Her writing and drawings have appeared in The New York Times Book Review, Electric Literature, Tin House, Literary Hub, Guernica, Vogue, and the Telegraph.  She is currently an Assistant Professor at the MFA Creative Writing Program at The New School, and a founding faculty member of the MFA Writing Program at Randolph College.

Tickets: $27-$68

https://thetownhall.org/event/pen-out-loud-ai-weiwei-with-mira-jacob

*아이 웨이웨이: According to What? 브루클린뮤지엄(4/18-8/10, 2014)

*아이 웨이웨이 100만불 상당 도자 작품 파손: 항의였나, 퍼포먼스였나

*아이 웨이웨이 2008 사천성 지진 희생학생 5196명 추모 '통탄의 벽'@브루클린뮤지엄