Tuesday, February 21, 2012

Ai Weiwei...again...

especially because I think someone who was going to do some research might not have gotten around to it yet...

Dropping a Han Dynasty Urn (1995). Middle view of a triptych of gelatin silver prints, each print 49 5/8” x 39 1/4”. Courtesy private collection, USA.

 (Making of) Colored Vases (2006). Single channel video, 13 minutes, 09 seconds. Courtesy Ai Weiwei, Beijing.

 Colored Vases (2006) Vases from the Neolithic age (5000 - 3000 BCE) and industrial paint; between 10” x diameter 9” and 14 1/2” x diameter 9 1/2”. Courtesy AW Asia collection, New York.

links to more information:
Ai Weiwei: Dropping the Urn via Daily Serving 
Ai Weiwei via PBS
more via the guardian