Zhou Yan Contemporary Chinese Art Archive 周彦当代中国艺术档案
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Date
2014
Format
Other
Exhibition Event Title
@Large: Ai Weiwei on Alcatraz
Date of Exhibition Event
September 27, 2014 - April 26, 2015
Location of Exhibition Event
New Industries Building, Alcatraz Island, San Francisco, California, USA
Materials
Solar cookers, kettles, steel
Dimensions
222.5 × 1256.5 × 510.6 cm
Description
Refraction (2014) is an Installation art by Ai Weiwei. The work is made from solar cookers, kettles, and steel, forming the shape of a giant bird's wing. In this installation work, the reflective metal panels originally used in Tibetan solar cookers are arranged to resemble feathers. Weighing more than five tons, the wing remains on the ground, unable to fly. The work was first exhibited at Alcatraz, a former prison in San Francisco, where visitors could only view it through the windows of a narrow corridor once used by prison guards. Through the image of a heavy, flightless wing, Ai explores the tension between freedom and confinement. (Source: https://artsandculture.google.com/story/OgWR6-s9R4gtKg) (Yida Du '29)
Refraction Side view.jpg (155 kB)
断翅Refraction2014SolarCookersKettlesSteel.jpg (199 kB)
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