Words Without Meaning, Meaning Without Words By Britta Erickson, et al. The thought-provoking works of Xu Bing have brought worldwide attention to this accomplished calligrapher, printmaker, art teacher, and unassuming provocateur. Follow Xu Bing's career from his teenage years in China during the Cultural Revolution, through his creation of Ghosts Pounding the Wall (an actual rubbing of the Great Wall of China) and the controversy surrounding his Book from the Sky, to his most recent installation pieces and invention of "Square Word Calligraphy". 84 pages; 39 color illustrations, 16 B/W illustrations. Softcover. Friends price: $8.79, Member price: $9.89 Availability: Usually ships the next business day. 0-295-98143-1Regular price: $22.95Sale Price: $10.99 Don't see what you are looking for? Have questions or comments? Email us at fsgonlineshop@si.edu. All presented material is copyright © Smithsonian Institution, 2008, except where otherwise noted.