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Ai Weiwei : under construction / Charles Merewether

by Weiwei Ai, Charles Merewether

This scholarly exhibition catalogue examines contemporary Chinese conceptual art through themes of cultural violence and history. It explores the dualities of ruin and production, patrimony and erasure, within a shifting cultural landscape.

Accession 17039 ISBN 9781921410734 Publisher UNSW Press
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