Ai Weiwei
19 Sep - 13 Dec 2015
Ai Weiwei
Surveillance Camera, 2010.
Marble. 39.2 x 39.8 x 19 cm
Courtesy of Ai Weiwei Studio. Image courtesy Ai Weiwei Studio. © Ai Weiwei.
Surveillance Camera, 2010.
Marble. 39.2 x 39.8 x 19 cm
Courtesy of Ai Weiwei Studio. Image courtesy Ai Weiwei Studio. © Ai Weiwei.
Ai Weiwei
Dropping a Han Dynasty Urn, 1995
3 black and white prints Each 148 x 121 cm
Courtesy of Ai Weiwei Studio Image courtesy Ai Weiwei © Ai Weiwei
Dropping a Han Dynasty Urn, 1995
3 black and white prints Each 148 x 121 cm
Courtesy of Ai Weiwei Studio Image courtesy Ai Weiwei © Ai Weiwei
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Tree, 2009-10, 2015.
Installation at the Royal Academy of Arts, London 2015. Photo © David Parry.
Tree, 2009-10, 2015.
Installation at the Royal Academy of Arts, London 2015. Photo © David Parry.
Ai Weiwei
Bicycle Chandelier, 2015.
Bicycles and crystals. 500 x 430 cm
Courtesy of Ai Weiwei Studio Photo courtesy of Royal Academy of Arts, London. Photography © Dave Parry © Ai Weiwei.
Bicycle Chandelier, 2015.
Bicycles and crystals. 500 x 430 cm
Courtesy of Ai Weiwei Studio Photo courtesy of Royal Academy of Arts, London. Photography © Dave Parry © Ai Weiwei.
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Coloured Vases, 2015.
Twelve Han Dynasty (206 BC – 220 AD) and four Neolithic (5000–3000 BC) vases with industrial paint. Dimensions variable. Private collection, Private collection, Collection of Lisa and Danny Goldberg Photo Royal Academy of Arts, London © Ai Weiwei.
Coloured Vases, 2015.
Twelve Han Dynasty (206 BC – 220 AD) and four Neolithic (5000–3000 BC) vases with industrial paint. Dimensions variable. Private collection, Private collection, Collection of Lisa and Danny Goldberg Photo Royal Academy of Arts, London © Ai Weiwei.
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Marble Stroller, 2014.
Marble. 115 x 87 x 49 cm.
Courtesy of Ai Weiwei Studio Photo Royal Academy of Arts, London © Ai Weiwei.
Marble Stroller, 2014.
Marble. 115 x 87 x 49 cm.
Courtesy of Ai Weiwei Studio Photo Royal Academy of Arts, London © Ai Weiwei.
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Souvenir from Shanghai, 2012.
Concrete and brick rubble from the artist’s destroyed Shanghai studio, set in a wooden frame. 380 x 170 x 260 cm. Courtesy of Ai Weiwei Studio Photo Royal Academy of Arts, London © Ai Weiwei.
Souvenir from Shanghai, 2012.
Concrete and brick rubble from the artist’s destroyed Shanghai studio, set in a wooden frame. 380 x 170 x 260 cm. Courtesy of Ai Weiwei Studio Photo Royal Academy of Arts, London © Ai Weiwei.
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Straight, 2008–12.
Steel reinforcing bars. 1200 x 600 cm
Courtesy of Ai Weiwei Studio Photo Royal Academy of Arts, London © Ai Weiwei.
Straight, 2008–12.
Steel reinforcing bars. 1200 x 600 cm
Courtesy of Ai Weiwei Studio Photo Royal Academy of Arts, London © Ai Weiwei.
AI WEIWEI
19 September — 13 December 2015
Major artist and cultural phenomenon Ai Weiwei takes over our main galleries with brave, provocative and visionary works.
Our most recent single artist shows have seen some of the true greats of contemporary art animate our Main Galleries with unforgettable, powerful work. Hockney, Kapoor, Kiefer – you need to be a special artist to embrace the immensity of our historic spaces. Who better then to take up the challenge this autumn than Ai Weiwei, one of China’s most influential artists.
Please note that all advance and walk-in tickets for this exhibition are now sold out.
Ai became widely known in Britain after his sunflower seeds installation in Tate Modern’s Turbine Hall in 2010 but this is the first major institutional survey of his work ever held in the UK and it bridges over two decades of his extraordinary career.
Curated in collaboration with Ai Weiwei from his studio in Beijing, we present some of his most important works from the time he returned to China from the US in 1993 right up to present day. Among new works created specifically for our galleries and courtyard are a number of large-scale installations, as well as works showcasing everything from marble and steel to tea and glass.
With typical boldness, the chosen works explore a multitude of challenging themes, drawing on his own experience to comment on creative freedom, censorship and human rights, as well as examining contemporary Chinese art and society.
“The work that you will see at the RA transcends the world of the gallery... This is an exhibition that reveals art’s greatest potential.” - The Times
19 September — 13 December 2015
Major artist and cultural phenomenon Ai Weiwei takes over our main galleries with brave, provocative and visionary works.
Our most recent single artist shows have seen some of the true greats of contemporary art animate our Main Galleries with unforgettable, powerful work. Hockney, Kapoor, Kiefer – you need to be a special artist to embrace the immensity of our historic spaces. Who better then to take up the challenge this autumn than Ai Weiwei, one of China’s most influential artists.
Please note that all advance and walk-in tickets for this exhibition are now sold out.
Ai became widely known in Britain after his sunflower seeds installation in Tate Modern’s Turbine Hall in 2010 but this is the first major institutional survey of his work ever held in the UK and it bridges over two decades of his extraordinary career.
Curated in collaboration with Ai Weiwei from his studio in Beijing, we present some of his most important works from the time he returned to China from the US in 1993 right up to present day. Among new works created specifically for our galleries and courtyard are a number of large-scale installations, as well as works showcasing everything from marble and steel to tea and glass.
With typical boldness, the chosen works explore a multitude of challenging themes, drawing on his own experience to comment on creative freedom, censorship and human rights, as well as examining contemporary Chinese art and society.
“The work that you will see at the RA transcends the world of the gallery... This is an exhibition that reveals art’s greatest potential.” - The Times