A Thousand Names For Joy: How To Live In Harmony With The Way Things Are

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The book was amazing because the subject is so - it describes Ai Weiwei and his father's lives, enmeshed with China's political history from 1910 until just now, 2015. The quote I remember most came at the end and for me summed up Ai Weiwei's life and work: "Art is the antidote to fear" (p. Here is the story of a childhood spent in desolate exile after his father, Ai Qing, once China's most celebrated poet, fell foul of the authorities. With art I opened up a space that was new to me, an abandoned space infested with weeds, in wild and desolate ruin.

This exquisite set features three iconic fragrances from the house of Jean Patou: Joy, Sublime, and 1000, presented in six perfectly portioned 1.

Joy is inspired by that warm, glowing feeling of a beautiful summer’s evening surrounded by orchards, meadows and herb gardens. An unexpectedly endearing part was the mental image of this man slowly typing out his political thoughts on Twitter one key at a time. This Collector's Edition Mini Gift Set is a true testament to Jean Patou's legacy of creating fragrances that stand the test of time. Here, for the first time, Ai Weiwei explores the origins of his exceptional creativity and passionate political beliefs through his life story and that of his father, whose creativity was stifled.

You might know him for creating the “Bird’s Nest” which is the Beijing National Stadium for the 2008 Summer Olympics.

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