2009
Ai Weiwei was born in northwest China but was sent to a labor camp in Beidahuang, Heilongjiang, when he was only a year old. There he was raised for the early years of his life. His father Aì Qīng’s involvement in the Anti-Rightist Movement led to the family's exile shortly afterward to Shihezi, Xinjiang, where Ai spent the duration of his childhood. Upon Mao Zedong’s death, the family returned to Beijing in 1976.
Following the family’s return home, Ai enrolled in the Beijing Film Academy to study animation in 1978. He was one of the founders of the avant-garde art group the Stars alongside contemporaries Ma Desheng, Wang Keping, Mao Lizi, Huang Rui, Li Shuang, Ah Cheng and Qu Leilei. The Stars disbanded in the 1980s, but Ai participated in regular shows that recalled the ten years that the group had been together, including at the Hanart Gallery in 1989 and the retrospective 2007 exhibition at Beijing's Origin Point.
Ai moved to the USA in 1981, among the earliest of students to study abroad following China’s reform in 1980, which afforded him the opportunity to take the TOEFL in 1981. He lived in Philadelphia and then in San Francisco, studying English at the University of California, Berkeley. Afteward, Ai studied at Parsons School of Design in New York City and attended the Art Students League of New York from 1983 to 1986. He initially made a living by drawing street portraits.
Immersing himself in the Pop art scene, which was rapidly gaining popularity, Ai began creating conceptual art and photography. Ai returned to China after his father became ill in 1993, and while there he helped to establish the experimental art scene called Beijing East Village. In 1999, Ai built a studio house in Beijing — his first architectural project. Ai founded the architecture studio FAKE Design in 2003, and co-curated the art exhibition "Fuck Off" with Feng Boyi in Shanghai.
In 2011, Ai was arrested and jailed. Released after 81 days, the government confiscated his passport. His release was in part due to the uproar of the art world against his charges of tax evasion; the Solomon R. Guggenheim Foundation and the International Council of Museums both organized petitions, collecting almost 100,000 signatures calling for his release. When he reclaimed his passport in 2015, Ai moved to Berlin and lived in a studio. It became a base for him to create his international work.
Ai is the artistic director of China Art Archives & Warehouse. The experimental gallery and archive, co-founded by Ai in 1997, concentrates on experimental art from the People’s Republic of China, initiating and facilitating exhibitions both in China and internationally.
Ai's work is in the collections of museums worldwide, including the Tate, London; Arken, London; Brooklyn Museum, New York; and the RA, London. His international architectural collaborations, including the Beijing National Stadium and the Serpentine Gallery Pavilion, have consistently been met with critical acclaim.
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L'envers du soleil Françoise Benomar 21st Cent. African Contemporary Photography
Located in Paris, FR
Photography printed on Fine art Hahnemuhle paper. Signed and numbered 2/5 on the back by the artist.
Photographic Paper
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Dédoublement - Françoise Benomar, 21st Cent., African Contemporary Photography
Located in Paris, FR
Photography printed on Fine art Hahnemuhle paper. Signed and numbered 2/5 on the back by the artist.
Photographic Paper
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Masque à rebours Françoise Benomar, 21st Cent., African Contemporary Photography
Located in Paris, FR
Photography printed on Fine art Hahnemuhle paper. Signed and numbered 2/5 on the back by the artist.
Photographic Paper
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Bunch of flowers Isabelle Floch Contemporary colour photography woman flower art
Located in Paris, FR
Pigment ink on Fine Art Hahnemühle paper Edition 1/5 Hand-signed on the back by the artist “We are such stuff as dreams are made on, and our little life is rounded with a sleep.” Th...
Photographic Paper, Pigment
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Ravaged Isabelle Floch Contemporary portrait photography black and white woman
Located in Paris, FR
Pigment ink on Fine Art Hahnemühle paper Edition 1/5 Hand-signed on the back by the artist “We are such stuff as dreams are made on, and our little life is rounded with a sleep.” Th...
Photographic Paper, Pigment
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'Sunday's Tulips (II)' Large Scale Photo bold flower pastel red orange white
By Sophia Milligan
Located in Penzance, GB
'Sunday's Tulips (II)' 40 x 60" edition Limited edition archival photograph, hand signed and numbered. Unframed _________________ Gauzy afternoon light, the tulips are stretching sof...
Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Giclée, Archival Pigment
Wedgwood Sapphire Garden with Pineapple Beets
By JP Terlizzi
Located in Lenox, MA
From "The Good Dishes" and "Creatures of Curiosity" Collection Wedgwood Sapphire Garden with Pineapple Beets 36" x 24" Edition of 5 +2AP Other sizes and Editions available Artist's Bio: US, Born in New Jersey, 1962 Lives in New York City. NY JP Terlizzi (American, b.1962) is a New York City photographer whose contemporary practice explores themes of memory, relationship, and identity. His images are rooted in the personal and heavily influenced around the notion of home, legacy, and family. He is curious how the past relates and intersects with the present and how the present enlivens the past, shaping one’s identity. Born and raised in the farmlands of Central New Jersey, JP earned a BFA in Communication Design at Kutztown University of PA with a background in graphic design and advertising. He has studied photography at both the International Center of Photography in New York and Maine Media College in Rockport, ME. His work has been exhibited widely in galleries including shows at The Center for Fine Art Photography, Vicki Myhren Gallery at the University of Denver, The Griffin Museum, Tilt Gallery, Panopticon Gallery, Candela Gallery, The Los Angeles Center of Photography, University Gallery at Cal Poly, Sohn Fine Art in Lenox, MA, and The Berlin Foto Biennale, Berlin, Germany, among others. His solo exhibits include shows at Foto Relevance...
Archival Pigment
Gien Jardin du Palais with Broccoli Tiger Beets
By JP Terlizzi
Located in Lenox, MA
From "The Good Dishes" and "Creatures of Curiosity" Collection Gien Jardin du Palais with Broccoli Tiger Beets 36" x 24" Edition of 5 +2AP Other sizes and Editions available Artist's Bio: US, Born in New Jersey, 1962 Lives in New York City. NY JP Terlizzi (American, b.1962) is a New York City photographer whose contemporary practice explores themes of memory, relationship, and identity. His images are rooted in the personal and heavily influenced around the notion of home, legacy, and family. He is curious how the past relates and intersects with the present and how the present enlivens the past, shaping one’s identity. Born and raised in the farmlands of Central New Jersey, JP earned a BFA in Communication Design at Kutztown University of PA with a background in graphic design and advertising. He has studied photography at both the International Center of Photography in New York and Maine Media College in Rockport, ME. His work has been exhibited widely in galleries including shows at The Center for Fine Art Photography, Vicki Myhren Gallery at the University of Denver, The Griffin Museum, Tilt Gallery, Panopticon Gallery, Candela Gallery, The Los Angeles Center of Photography, University Gallery at Cal Poly, Sohn Fine Art in Lenox, MA, and The Berlin Foto Biennale, Berlin, Germany, among others. His solo exhibits include shows at Foto Relevance...
Archival Pigment
Observer
Located in Kraków, Województwo małopolskie
"Observer" is a limited-edition black & white photograph by contemporary artist Tadeusz Zych. Edition number 1/5. Prints of Tadeusz Zych's photographs are sold in limited edition. T...
Digital Pigment
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Veredas de Buritis I, Grande Sertão Veredas National Park, Minas Gerais, Brazil
By Araquém Alcântara
Located in New York City, NY
Araquém Alcântara Veredas de Buritis I, Grande Sertão Veredas National Park, Minas Gerais, Brazil, 2001 70 x 105 cm 27.5 x 41 inches Edition of 10 100 x 150cm 40 x 60 inches Editio...
Black and White, Archival Pigment
P9 Baghdad
By Gerhard Richter
Located in Washington , DC, DC
Diasec-mounted chromogenic print on aluminium, 2014, numbered from an edition of 500 in black ink on the reverse, a facsimile object after the painting of 2010, published by Heni Pro...
C Print
Plate 14, Compression IV
By George Condo
Located in Washington , DC, DC
This beautiful print by George Condo was released as part of a portfolio in a limited edition of 400 on the occasion of his exhibition "Drawing Paintings" at Skarsketdt Gallery in 2011
Lithograph
Untitled - (Abstrakes Bild (809-4) Sotheby's invitation
By Gerhard Richter
Located in Washington , DC, DC
Sotheby's invite featuring Gerhard Richter's beautifully vibrant Abstrakes Bild (809-4)) printed on 3 layer thick cardstock. The front of the invite contains no text and would look g...
Kimi Ga Suki*Raifu - Matthew Sweet LP
By Yoshitomo Nara
Located in Washington , DC, DC
Limited edition vinyl record designed by Yoshitomo Nara. Green vinyl edition of 500
Plate 1 Comic Relief
By George Condo
Located in Washington , DC, DC
This beautiful print by George Condo was released as part of a portfolio in a limited edition of 400 on the occasion of his exhibition "Drawing Paintings" at Skarsketdt Gallery in 2011
Lithograph
Untitled
By Glenn Ligon
Located in Washington , DC, DC
Double sided page produced as part of a special art insert from a well respected art publication
Lithograph
