Zhou Yan Contemporary Chinese Art Archive 周彦当代中国艺术档案
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Date
2012
Format
Other
Exhibition Event Title
Ai Weiwei: Evidence
Location of Exhibition Event
Martin-Gropius-Bau, Berlin, Germany
Materials
Concrete and brick rubble from the demolished Shanghai studio, Qing dynasty rosewood bed frame
Dimensions
260 × 380 × 170 cm
Description
Ai Weiwei was invited by the Shanghai government to build a studio in Shanghai. However, shortly after its completion in 2010, the studio was demolished by the government in 2011 by citing issues with building permits. Ai collected some of the rubble of the studio and combined it with a carved rosewood bed frame from the Qing dynasty to create this Souvenir from Shanghai. By combining the remains of a modern building with traditional Chinese furniture, the work transforms the ruins into a “souvenir” that documents the conflict between political authority and the individual. (Source: https://www.lissongallery.com/artists/ai-weiwei/artworks/souvenir-from-shanghai-407089ea-bd5f-49de-acdf-f9eabe9a8518?image_id=23998) (Yida Du '29)
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