Ai Weiwei: Under Construction

Published by University of New South Wales Press in association with Sherman Contemporary Art Foundation and Campbelltown Arts Centre, 2008.

Ai Weiwei: Under Construction is an extensive exhibition catalogue produced to accompany the inaugural exhibition of Sherman Contemporary Art Foundation (SCAF) and a survey of Ai Weiwei’s work at Campbelltown Arts Centre (CAC).

By Dr Charles Merewether (Curator), with a Preface by Dr Gene Sherman, Chairman, Executive Director, SCAF and an Introduction by Lisa Havilah, Director, CAC.

Dr Merewether explores how, through his art, Ai Weiwei raises questions about cultural violence and history in China. His work is seen within the context of a nation where future possibilities are shaped by the opposing forces of destruction and production, patrimony and erasure – the logic of ‘ruins in reverse’.

Mark Gowing Design was awarded a distinction for Ai Weiwei: Under Construction in the Book Design category at the Ninth Australian Graphic Design Association Biennial Awards (2008).

ISBN 9781921410734

160 pages, 240 x 190 mm, full-colour, index, paperback

RRP AUD$45

Available from SCAF, CAC and all good bookshops (distributed by UNIREPS in Australia & New Zealand and by TIMEZONE 8 Ltd in China, the United States and Europe).

All publications are available for sale through Sherman Contemporary Art Foundation. To enquire about or purchase a title, please contact Laura Brandon, tel +61 (0)2 9331 1112 or email info@sherman-scaf.org.au