A rare Artist’s Review Copy of Ai Weiwei: Button Up!, signed by Ai Weiwei.
Published in 2026 to accompany Ai Weiwei’s major exhibition Button Up! at Aviva Studios, Manchester, this catalogue documents one of the artist’s most ambitious presentations in the UK.
This copy is distinctly marked “ARTIST’S REVIEW COPY” on the opening page and bears a handwritten signature beneath the designation, distinguishing it from the standard commercially available exhibition catalogue.
Button Up! explores two centuries of Chinese and British relations through themes of trade, empire, industrialisation, migration and globalisation. The exhibition brought together new commissions and existing works across sculpture, installation, photography, architecture, film and performance.
The catalogue includes exhibition imagery, documentation of the 24-hour performance Sewing a Button, essays and interviews with the artist.
Artist: Ai Weiwei
Title: Button Up!
Year: 2026
Edition: Artist’s Review Copy
Signed: Yes
Publisher / Institution: Factory International, Manchester
Exhibition: Ai Weiwei: Button Up!
Venue: Aviva Studios, Manchester
Exhibition dates: 2 July – 6 September 2026
Format: Exhibition catalogue
Condition: Very good. Minor handling or production marks may be present. Please refer to the photographs for the exact condition.
A highly collectible variant of the official Button Up! exhibition catalogue, particularly notable for its Artist’s Review Copy designation and artist signature.
A rare Artist’s Review Copy of Ai Weiwei: Button Up!, signed by Ai Weiwei.
Published in 2026 to accompany Ai Weiwei’s major exhibition Button Up! at Aviva Studios, Manchester, this catalogue documents one of the artist’s most ambitious presentations in the UK.
This copy is distinctly marked “ARTIST’S REVIEW COPY” on the opening page and bears a handwritten signature beneath the designation, distinguishing it from the standard commercially available exhibition catalogue.
Button Up! explores two centuries of Chinese and British relations through themes of trade, empire, industrialisation, migration and globalisation. The exhibition brought together new commissions and existing works across sculpture, installation, photography, architecture, film and performance.
The catalogue includes exhibition imagery, documentation of the 24-hour performance Sewing a Button, essays and interviews with the artist.
Artist: Ai Weiwei
Title: Button Up!
Year: 2026
Edition: Artist’s Review Copy
Signed: Yes
Publisher / Institution: Factory International, Manchester
Exhibition: Ai Weiwei: Button Up!
Venue: Aviva Studios, Manchester
Exhibition dates: 2 July – 6 September 2026
Format: Exhibition catalogue
Condition: Very good. Minor handling or production marks may be present. Please refer to the photographs for the exact condition.
A highly collectible variant of the official Button Up! exhibition catalogue, particularly notable for its Artist’s Review Copy designation and artist signature.
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