Always, Owned by What We Own
Wang Jianwei author Gao Yubing translator
Format:Hardback
Publisher:ACC Art Books
Published:6th Mar '25
Should be back in stock very soon

Featuring over 30 colour photographs of his work and studio, celebrated Chinese artist Wang Jianwei takes us on a journey that goes behind the scenes of our materialistic world bound by rigid, socially acceptable ‘norms’, and introduces us to the beauty and usefulness of the seemingly banal.
As the reader accompanies Wang through his contemplation of speculative realism and object-oriented ontology, we learn how he integrates his thinking into his creative practice. His philosophical musings turn our worldview of human–object and object–object relations on their head, as he positions humans and objects on an equal footing. By revealing the intrinsic value of an object and refusing to define it by a single meaning, Wang fills the materials and objects that surround him with infinite potential.
A fascinating and thought-provoking book that opens up the realms of the ordinary.
ISBN: 9781788842907
Dimensions: 190mm x 130mm x 20mm
Weight: 360g
184 pages