Ai Weiwei 40th Ed. is a monograph that includes a compilation of insider information about the artist's process, influences, and importance.

This monograph is accompanied by extensive visual material, and explores each of the phases of his career, from the artist's development in his early days in New York to his recent practice.

Ai Weiwei (Beijing, 1957) is an artist, thinker and activist whose artistic practice addresses pressing issues of our time. He is one of the leading cultural figures of his generation and an example of freedom of expression in China and internationally.

The exhibition Entrelaçar/Intertwine by Ai Weiwei, shown in Serralves from July 2021 to June 2022 reflects the artist's concern with the environment and with the deforestation of the Brazilian Atlantic Forest, in particular.

TASCHEN is a publisher that mostly publishes art books and has 40 years of sensational books.